Who Should I Trade?

Isaac Collins for Lars Nootbaar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 162	# 269
VBR	# 221	# 229

Projections

Runs	9	9
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	8	8
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.248	.243

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 170	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 147	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 144	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 207	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 212	# 254

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 185	# 157

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	225	390

Runs	29	42

Hits	52	89

Singles	33	57

Doubles	12	23

Triples	1	3

Home Runs	6	6

RBI	27	40

Stolen Bases	2	6

Caught Stealing	1	5

Walks	35	53

Strikeouts	51	102

Batting Average	.231	.228

On Base Pct	.333	.327

Slugging Pct	.373	.349

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	.676

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	59	67

Runs	9	9

Hits	15	16

Singles	9	11

Doubles	3	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	8	8

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	9	9

Strikeouts	13	17

Batting Average	.248	.243

On Base Pct	.346	.339

Slugging Pct	.408	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.754	.715

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI	Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
News
	Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with a home run in the Diamondbacks 10-6 win over the Giants on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th	Isaac Collins went 1-for-3 in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Detroit with a solo home run, a walk, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 24th
	Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch-hit long ball in the Diamondbacks 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Isaac Collins went 1-for-1 in the win over the Giants with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 22nd
	The Cardinals have traded outfielder Lars Nootbaar to the D-backs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd	Isaac Collins went 2-for-3 in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 11th
	Lars Nootbaar is not in the Cardinals lineup on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Isaac Collins went 2-for-3 in a win over the Phillies with a double, a run scored, and a stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 6th
	Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with three RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 24th	Isaac Collins went 1-for-3 in Thursday's loss to the Rays with a solo home run, one run scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI			Isaac Collins 2B,LF,RF - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#259	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#31
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Fri, Apr 24th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#167
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#393	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#320
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#262	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#426
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#354	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, Aug 30th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#394
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Isaac Collins for Lars Nootbaar (2026)

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