Who Should I Trade?

Grayson Rodriguez for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 234	# 264
VBR	# 369	# 868

Projections

Strikeouts	19	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.45	4.66
WHIP	1.40	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 145	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 254	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	‐	# 174

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	3

Games Started	16	3

Innings Pitched	77.2	8.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	86	12

Earned Runs	53	10

Home Runs Allowed	13	1

Strikeouts	72	11

Walks	33	9

ERA	6.14	10.80

WHIP	1.53	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	4	1

Innings Pitched	19.4	6.0

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	19	6

Earned Runs	10	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	19	5

Walks	7	3

ERA	4.45	4.66

WHIP	1.40	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Yankees. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	Shane Smith is expected to miss a couple of weeks at Triple-A Charlotte due to a right rotator cuff strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed one earned run on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 2/3 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Guardians. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed five hits and two walks while striking out six over seven scoreless innings in Thursday's win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Shane Smith allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 2nd
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out five over four innings in Friday’s loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Shane Smith didn't last long Thursday, and the White Sox paid for it in a 14-2 rout, allowing three earned runs runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1 2/3 innings in Thursday’s loss to Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 27th
	Grayson Rodriguez allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks while striking out eight over four innings in Sunday's 12-3 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Grayson Rodriguez SP - LAA			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Mar 27th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Sat, Mar 28th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#114
Sun, Mar 29th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#153
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Mon, Apr 6th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Mon, Apr 13th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, Apr 15th	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#313	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#390	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Apr 20th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sun, Apr 26th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Fri, May 1st	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Sat, May 2nd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sun, May 3rd	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Mon, May 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Tue, May 5th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389
Wed, May 6th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Fri, May 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, May 9th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sun, May 10th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Mon, May 11th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Tue, May 12th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Fri, May 15th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109
Sat, May 16th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Sun, May 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Mon, May 18th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Tue, May 19th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Thu, May 21st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 22nd	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 24th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Tue, May 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Thu, May 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, May 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sun, May 31st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Mon, Jun 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Fri, Jun 5th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sat, Jun 6th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Sun, Jun 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jun 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Tue, Jun 9th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Wed, Jun 10th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Thu, Jun 18th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Tue, Jun 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Fri, Jul 17th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Sat, Jul 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187
Sun, Jul 19th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Mon, Jul 20th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#124
Fri, Jul 24th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sat, Jul 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Sun, Jul 26th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139
Mon, Jul 27th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Jul 28th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Thu, Aug 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Fri, Aug 14th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191
Sat, Aug 15th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Tue, Aug 18th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Aug 19th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#148	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Thu, Aug 20th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Fri, Aug 21st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Sat, Sep 12th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#118	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SEA			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SEA			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SEA			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIN			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIN			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATH			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATH			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ SEA			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SEA			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SEA			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SEA			vs COL
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Mon, May 25th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Wed, Jul 1st				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Thu, Jul 30th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56

Who Should I Trade?

Grayson Rodriguez for Shane Smith (2026)

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