Who Should I Trade?

Jacob Melton for Kyren Paris (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB	Kyren Paris 2B,CF - LAA
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
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Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL10

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB	Kyren Paris 2B,CF - LAA
2026 Stats


At Bats	‐	15

Runs	‐	0

Hits	‐	0

Singles	‐	0

Doubles	‐	0

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	0

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	3

Strikeouts	‐	8

Batting Average	‐	.000

On Base Pct	‐	.167

Slugging Pct	‐	.000

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.167

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB	Kyren Paris 2B,CF - LAA
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	‐

Runs	‐	‐

Hits	‐	‐

Singles	‐	‐

Doubles	‐	‐

Triples	‐	‐

Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Batting Average	‐	‐

On Base Pct	‐	‐

Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB	Kyren Paris 2B,CF - LAA
News
	The Rays recalled Jacob Melton from Triple-A and placed him on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th	The Angels placed INF/OF Kyren Paris on the 10-day injured list with a right index finger fracture. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th
	Rays OF prospect Jacob Melton is dealing with right hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Angels recalled Kyren Paris from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Jacob Melton suffered a lower leg injury in Wednesday’s game for Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd	The Angels have optioned infielder Kyren Paris to Triple-A Salt Lake. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
	Melton (thumb) is dealing with minor soreness in his left thumb and was held out of Thursday's Grapefruit League matchup with Boston. He is 2-for-9 with one home run, one walk and five strikeouts across four spring appearances. Bruno Mulé Thu, Feb 26th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB			Kyren Paris 2B,CF - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#166	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#166
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#237	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#167
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#313	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#264
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#220	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#189	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#334
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#118
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#125
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#209	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#134	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#175	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68	@ WSH	Riley Cornelio (3-2)	#282
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Jose Urquidy	#121	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#24
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Mon, Apr 13th				@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Sat, May 9th				@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Thu, May 21st				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Mon, Jul 27th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Thu, Aug 13th				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#24

Who Should I Trade?

Jacob Melton for Kyren Paris (2026)

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