Who Should I Trade?

Jacob Melton for Michael Helman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Helman CF - TEX	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 878	‐

Projections

Runs	0	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	0	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.072	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 382	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Helman CF - TEX	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	30	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	5	‐

Singles	3	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	6	‐

Batting Average	.167	‐

On Base Pct	.235	‐

Slugging Pct	.300	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.535	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Helman CF - TEX	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	2	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	0	‐

Singles	0	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Batting Average	.072	‐

On Base Pct	.095	‐

Slugging Pct	.122	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.216	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Helman CF - TEX	Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB
News
	The Rangers activated OF Michael Helman from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd	The Rays recalled Jacob Melton from Triple-A and placed him on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th
	The Rangers sent Michael Helman on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th	Rays OF prospect Jacob Melton is dealing with right hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Rangers transferred OF Michael Helman to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th	Jacob Melton suffered a lower leg injury in Wednesday’s game for Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
	Michael Helman suffered multiple fractures in his right hand when he was hit by a pitch in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 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
	The Rangers recalled Michael Helman from Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Helman CF - TEX			Jacob Melton LF,CF - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#257
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#188	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#144	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#282	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#217	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#209	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#269	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	vs DET	Ty Madden
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#265
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#266	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#144
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#139	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#260	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#196	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#233
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#264
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#170	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#267
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#214	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#200
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#165
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#40	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#160
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	@ PHI	Jose Urquidy	#214
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36

Who Should I Trade?

Jacob Melton for Michael Helman (2026)

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