Who Should I Trade?

George Lombard for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 262	‐
VBR	# 359	# 1074

Projections

Runs	6	2
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	5	2
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.215	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 168	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	106	217

Runs	14	22

Hits	23	60

Singles	17	54

Doubles	2	4

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	11	24

Stolen Bases	1	5

Caught Stealing	1	3

Walks	9	10

Strikeouts	33	40

Batting Average	.217	.277

On Base Pct	.280	.318

Slugging Pct	.340	.318

On-base Plus Slugging	.619	.636

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	44	22

Runs	6	2

Hits	10	5

Singles	6	4

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	5	2

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	2

Strikeouts	13	4

Batting Average	.215	.235

On Base Pct	.303	.296

Slugging Pct	.336	.284

On-base Plus Slugging	.639	.581

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	George Lombard went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rockies with a grand slam. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 10th	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that George Lombard Jr. will not play on Tuesday Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	George Lombard (knee) remains out of the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Angels Monday. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 31st	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	George Lombard is not in the Yankees lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said George Lombard is dealing with a day-to-day type of injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#288
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#130
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#288
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#217
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#193
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#282
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#270
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#204
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#47
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Sat, Jun 6th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#226
Tue, Jul 21st				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#279
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37

Who Should I Trade?

George Lombard for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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