Who Should I Trade?

Kodai Senga for Shane Smith (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Shane Smith SP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 137	# 264
VBR	# 317	# 759

Projections

Strikeouts	10	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	2	0
ERA	3.94	4.34
WHIP	1.36	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 187	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 72	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	# 174

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 126	# 352

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 443	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	24	3

Games Started	8	3

Innings Pitched	55.0	8.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	9	2

Saves	5	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	53	12

Earned Runs	45	10

Home Runs Allowed	13	1

Strikeouts	65	11

Walks	37	9

ERA	7.36	10.80

WHIP	1.64	2.52

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Shane Smith SP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	4

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	9.0	6.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	8	6

Earned Runs	4	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	10	6

Walks	4	3

ERA	3.94	4.34

WHIP	1.36	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM	Shane Smith SP - CWS
News
	Kodai Senga tossed a scoreless ninth inning in Monday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays to record the save. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Sep 1st	Shane Smith is expected to miss a couple of weeks at Triple-A Charlotte due to a right rotator cuff strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd
	Kodai Senga allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres, recording his fourth consecutive save. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Shane Smith was optioned down to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 8th
	Kodai Senga allowed no hits or walks while striking out two in the ninth inning of Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals, recording his third save of August. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Shane Smith allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out one over three innings in Wednesday’s 10-0 loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 2nd
	Kodai Senga allowed one hit and hit a batter while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning during Friday’s 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals, picking up his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	Shane Smith didn't last long Thursday, and the White Sox paid for it in a 14-2 rout, allowing three earned runs runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two over 1 2/3 innings in Thursday’s loss to Brewers. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 27th
	Kodai Senga allowed three earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Miami Marlins. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 1st	Shane Smith has been named the Opening Day starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox according to Chuck Garfien. Chris Schommer Sun, Mar 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kodai Senga SP,RP - NYM			Shane Smith SP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#113
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#111
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#108	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#168	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#241	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#393	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#135
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#203	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#167	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF	Anthony Molina		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#197	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs COL
Mon, Apr 6th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#192
Sat, Apr 25th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, May 5th				@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314
Fri, Jun 19th				@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, Jul 17th				@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55

Who Should I Trade?

Kodai Senga for Shane Smith (2026)

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