Who Should I Trade?

Jose Ramirez for Nick Loftin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 17	# 286
VBR	# 12	# 339

Projections

Runs	11	7
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	11	6
Stolen Bases	4	1
Batting Average	.270	.239

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 21	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 77	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 16	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 46	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 9	# 392

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 5	# 135

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	405	324

Runs	62	40

Hits	96	77

Singles	61	45

Doubles	24	23

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	11	7

RBI	48	42

Stolen Bases	31	3

Caught Stealing	4	1

Walks	56	38

Strikeouts	61	62

Batting Average	.237	.238

On Base Pct	.330	.325

Slugging Pct	.378	.386

On-base Plus Slugging	.708	.711

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	71	52

Runs	11	7

Hits	19	12

Singles	12	8

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	11	6

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	9	5

Strikeouts	10	10

Batting Average	.270	.239

On Base Pct	.364	.319

Slugging Pct	.460	.370

On-base Plus Slugging	.824	.689

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC
News
	Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Royals with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI and a walk. Matthew Adam Mon, Aug 31st	Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 in loss to the Marlins with one run scored, two walks and one stolen base. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 3rd
	Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Angels with one stolen base and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 27th	Nick Loftin went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Marlins with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd
	Jose Ramirez went 3-for-6 in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Angels with three doubles, five RBI, one stolen base and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 26th	Nick Loftin went 3-for-4 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI, and a walk. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th
	Jose Ramirez is not in the Guardians lineup on Friday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Nick Loftin went 2-for-2 in loss to the Dodgers with a double, one run scored and one stolen base while drawing two walks. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 11th
	Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the White Sox with a walk, an RBI, and a stolen base. Matthew Adam Mon, Aug 10th	Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Tigers with a solo home run, a run scored and an RBI while striking out twice. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE			Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#25
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#181
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#110
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#79	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#220	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#44
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#343	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#289	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jun 14th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Ramirez for Nick Loftin (2026)

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