Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Nick Madrigal (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 338	‐
VBR	# 403	‐

Projections

Runs	5	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	5	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.231	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 270	# 215

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 367	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	169	44

Runs	24	7

Hits	41	12

Singles	27	11

Doubles	11	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	17	2

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	5	7

Strikeouts	34	3

Batting Average	.243	.273

On Base Pct	.271	.385

Slugging Pct	.355	.296

On-base Plus Slugging	.626	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	42	‐

Runs	5	‐

Hits	10	‐

Singles	7	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	5	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Batting Average	.231	‐

On Base Pct	.274	‐

Slugging Pct	.352	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.626	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
News
	Javier Baez went 1-for-1 in a win over the Twins with a three-run double. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 3rd	Nick Madrigal was called up ahead of Tuesday's game against the Braves. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 8th
	Tigers utility man Javier Baez went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in a 13-1 rout of the A's on Friday. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	The Tigers have activated utility player Javier Baez from the injured list, and he will start Tuesday's game against the Orioles in center field. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jul 28th	Nick Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Javier Baez will not be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Javier Baez will play in a rehab game on Sunday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - DET			Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#127	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#135	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (3-0)	#213	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#203	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#214	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#165	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#261	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs DET	Ty Madden	#253
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#197	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#261	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#341	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez		vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#406	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#248
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#115	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#105	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#235
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#403	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ PHI
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Mon, May 25th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sun, Jun 14th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Cole Winn
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Baez for Nick Madrigal (2026)

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