Who Should I Trade?

Jose Tena for Josh Rojas (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 371	‐
VBR	# 1175	# 1158

Projections

Runs	2	2
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	2	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.245	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 375	# 318

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 329	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	246	93

Runs	34	10

Hits	56	22

Singles	35	16

Doubles	12	4

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	7	2

RBI	23	13

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	26	4

Strikeouts	84	15

Batting Average	.228	.237

On Base Pct	.308	.268

Slugging Pct	.378	.344

On-base Plus Slugging	.686	.612

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	18	17

Runs	2	2

Hits	4	4

Singles	3	3

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	2	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	2

Strikeouts	5	4

Batting Average	.245	.235

On Base Pct	.301	.305

Slugging Pct	.359	.331

On-base Plus Slugging	.660	.636

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
News
	Jose Tena went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's win over the Rangers with a home run, two runs scored, one RBI and one walk. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 20th	Josh Rojas came off the bench and went 2-for-2 in an 8-3 win over the Guardians with a home run, one run scored and four RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 30th
	Jose Tena went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Cubs with a home run, a walk, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 13th	The Royals optioned INF Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Jose Tena provided a quick jolt in a losing effort Tuesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th	Josh Rojas went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 25th
	Jose Tena went 1-for-5 in Friday's win over the Pirates with a home run, a run scored and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 4th	The Royals recalled Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Jose Tena went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Mets with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 20th	The Royals optioned Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH			Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#25
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#79	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#91	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#280	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#175	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#266	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#360	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#277	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#358	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Tena for Josh Rojas (2026)

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