Who Should I Trade?

J.T. Ginn for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	J.T. Ginn SP,RP - ATH	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 173	# 178
VBR	# 774	# 622

Projections

Strikeouts	3	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.92	4.28
WHIP	1.42	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 100	# 191

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 236	# 240

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 73	# 196

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 200

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	J.T. Ginn SP,RP - ATH	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	29

Games Started	24	11

Innings Pitched	138.1	72.0

Wins	9	5

Losses	8	5

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	115	69

Earned Runs	58	47

Home Runs Allowed	17	14

Strikeouts	121	53

Walks	57	23

ERA	3.77	5.88

WHIP	1.24	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	J.T. Ginn SP,RP - ATH	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	1	8

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	3.8	7.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	4	7

Earned Runs	2	4

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	3	6

Walks	1	2

ERA	3.92	4.28

WHIP	1.42	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	J.T. Ginn SP,RP - ATH	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
News
	The Athletics placed RHP J.T. Ginn on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	J.T. Ginn will have his next start pushed back to Thursday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	J.T. Ginn allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three over six innings in Wednesday’s win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	J.T. Ginn allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th
	J.T. Ginn allowed four earned runs on eight hits while striking out seven over six innings in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	J.T. Ginn SP,RP - ATH			Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#113	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#163	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#128	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#49	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#389	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#27	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#87	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#148	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#65	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#311	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#101	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#146	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#248
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#306
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#397	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#123	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#47	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#235
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#40	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#176
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#50	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#86
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#51	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#129
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Mon, Apr 6th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#253
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181

Who Should I Trade?

J.T. Ginn for Steven Matz (2026)

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