Who Should I Trade?

Jose Altuve for Luke Williams (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 90	‐
VBR	# 103	‐

Projections

Runs	9	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	8	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.259	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 106	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 83	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 93	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 110	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 62	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
2026 Stats


At Bats	450	0

Runs	64	0

Hits	111	0

Singles	74	0

Doubles	20	0

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	15	0

RBI	44	0

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	39	1

Strikeouts	101	0

Batting Average	.247	‐

On Base Pct	.309	1.000

Slugging Pct	.400	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.709	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
2026 Projections


At Bats	66	‐

Runs	9	‐

Hits	17	‐

Singles	12	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	8	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Batting Average	.259	‐

On Base Pct	.329	‐

Slugging Pct	.416	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.745	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
News
	Jose Altuve went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with one double and one run scored. Chris Schommer Mon, Sep 7th	The Braves re-signed INF/OF Luke Williams to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 in a win over the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 4th	Luke Williams elected free agency. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th
	Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Athletics with a home run, one run scored, one walk, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Luke Williams had his contract selected by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The utilityman will be on the active roster while Michael Harris II is on the paternity list. Lefthander Danny Young was placed on the 60-day IL to make room for Williams on the 40-man roster. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th
	Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored and two stolen bases. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Utility infielder Luke Williams has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Atlanta Braves. David Leisering Fri, Mar 20th
	Jose Altuve is back in the Astros lineup on Friday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	The Braves signed Luke Williams to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, Jan 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Altuve 2B,LF,DH - HOU			Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#139	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#401	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#46
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#389
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#59
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#139
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#209
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#58	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#328
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#129
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#67	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#58	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#54	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#54
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#410
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#277
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#131
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 29th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 9th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Mon, Aug 17th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#11
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Altuve for Luke Williams (2026)

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