Who Should I Trade?

Jason Alexander for Tommy Nance (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tommy Nance RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 382	‐
VBR	# 541	# 827

Projections

Strikeouts	5	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.93	4.70
WHIP	1.29	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 425	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 376	# 469

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tommy Nance RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	52	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	54.0	18.1

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	3	0

Holds	6	0

Hits Allowed	54	21

Earned Runs	24	19

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	60	14

Walks	21	8

ERA	4.00	9.33

WHIP	1.39	1.58

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tommy Nance RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.6	3.4

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	5	4

Earned Runs	2	2

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	3

Walks	2	1

ERA	3.93	4.70

WHIP	1.29	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tommy Nance RP - MIN	Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
News
	The Twins are acquiring Tommy Nance from the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 10th	The Astros optioned Jason Alexander to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	The Blue Jays activated Tommy Nance from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th	Jason Alexander allowed nine earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 27th
	The Blue Jays sent RHP Tommy Nance on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Buffalo. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Rangers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th
	Tommy Nance threw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th	Jason Alexander allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th
	Tommy Nance is scheduled to begin light catch Tuesday or Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th	Jason Alexander will start for the Astros on Tuesday against the Twins. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tommy Nance RP - MIN			Jason Alexander SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#164	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#384
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#368
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#275	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#276	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#327
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Wed, Jun 17th				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#207	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#218
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#290
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#250	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Jason Alexander for Tommy Nance (2026)

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