Who Should I Trade?

Jimmy Crooks III for Jorge Alfaro (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL	Jorge Alfaro C - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 371	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

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Stolen Bases	‐	‐
Batting Average	‐	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 328	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 438	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL	Jorge Alfaro C - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	134	‐

Runs	10	‐

Hits	24	‐

Singles	13	‐

Doubles	6	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	5	‐

RBI	14	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	9	‐

Strikeouts	48	‐

Batting Average	.179	‐

On Base Pct	.255	‐

Slugging Pct	.336	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.591	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL	Jorge Alfaro C - KC
2026 Projections


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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
	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL	Jorge Alfaro C - KC
News
	The Cardinals optioned C Jimmy Crooks to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Royals catcher Jorge Alfaro is not yet in big-league camp due to visa issues. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th
	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-3 in a win over the Pirates with a home run, a run scored, and two RBI. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th	Jorge Alfaro has signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. The contract presumably includes an invitation to Royals' Spring Training. David Leisering Mon, Jan 5th
	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-4 in a win over the Yankees with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 4th
	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 19th
	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-1 in a win over Atlanta with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 11th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL			Jorge Alfaro C - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#207	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#132
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#58
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#309	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#301	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#245	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#86	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#50	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#197	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#249	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#287	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#219	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#44
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#114	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#135
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Tue, May 5th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Fri, May 22nd				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sun, May 24th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#246
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#264
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (1-0)	#175

Who Should I Trade?

Jimmy Crooks III for Jorge Alfaro (2026)

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