Who Should I Trade?

Jose Fermin for Payton Eeles (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Fermin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - STL	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 386	‐
VBR	# 597	‐

Projections

Runs	3	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	3	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.229	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 371	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 486	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Fermin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - STL	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	304	‐

Runs	30	‐

Hits	74	‐

Singles	53	‐

Doubles	15	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	6	‐

RBI	39	‐

Stolen Bases	8	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	29	‐

Strikeouts	46	‐

Batting Average	.243	‐

On Base Pct	.306	‐

Slugging Pct	.352	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.658	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Fermin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - STL	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	25	‐

Runs	3	‐

Hits	6	‐

Singles	4	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	3	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	3	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Batting Average	.229	‐

On Base Pct	.311	‐

Slugging Pct	.325	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.636	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Fermin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - STL	Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
News
	Jose Fermin went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Dodgers with a run scored, one RBI and one stolen base. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd	The Orioles sent Payton Eeles on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th
	Jose Fermin went 1-for-4 in a win over the Orioles with a run scored, one stolen base and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 28th	The Orioles reassigned INF Payton Eeles to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 5th
	Jose Fermin went 1-for-4 in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies with a solo home run, a run scored, one RBI and one strikeout. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	Peyton Eeles left Sunday’s game against the Tigers with left shoulder discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 22nd
	Jose Fermin went 1-for-2 in loss to the Phillies with two walks, one RBI and two stolen bases. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 11th
	Jose Fermin went 2-for-2 in a loss to the Rockies with a double, one run scored, two RBI, one stolen base, three walks and zero strikeouts. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Fermin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF - STL			Payton Eeles 2B,SS,LF - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#55
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#264
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#175
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#84
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#363
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#183
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#214
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#124	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#387
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#158	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#393	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#151	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#86
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-1)	#144	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (1-0)	#315	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			@ NYY
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, May 5th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Mon, May 18th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, May 22nd				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sun, May 24th				vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Jun 20th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Mon, Jun 29th				vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Mon, Aug 31st				@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Fermin for Payton Eeles (2026)

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