Who Should I Trade?

Kris Bubic for Merrill Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 110	# 160
VBR	# 530	# 514

Projections

Strikeouts	5	15
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.27	4.77
WHIP	1.18	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 145	# 166

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 94	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 127	# 160

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 199	# 225

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 121	# 156

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	26

Games Started	9	26

Innings Pitched	50.1	147.2

Wins	3	9

Losses	2	13

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	36	153

Earned Runs	23	83

Home Runs Allowed	4	27

Strikeouts	51	99

Walks	26	64

ERA	4.11	5.06

WHIP	1.23	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	3

Games Started	0	3

Innings Pitched	5.3	19.4

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	5	20

Earned Runs	2	10

Home Runs Allowed	0	3

Strikeouts	5	15

Walks	2	7

ERA	3.27	4.77

WHIP	1.18	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD	Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
News
	Kris Bubic began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on September 1. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th	Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings with four strikeouts in a loss on Friday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 5th
	Kris Bubic is hopeful to begin a rehab assignment in early September. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Merrill Kelly allowed two hits over seven scoreless frames with seven strikeouts and four walks in a win on Saturday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Kris Bubic is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Merrill Kelly allowed three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Kris Bubic is expected to be back sometime around the end of August. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on seven hits over four innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Kris Bubic is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Diego Sandoval Mon, Aug 3rd	Merrill Kelly allowed six runs on six hits over five innings with two strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kris Bubic SP - LAD			Merrill Kelly SP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#156	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#112
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#282
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#407
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#351	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#50
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#339
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#277	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#84
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#254	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#303	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#285	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#206
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#271	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#55
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#260	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#342
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#51	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#205
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#33	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#178
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#96	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#120	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#95
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#46	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#144	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#164
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#366
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#275	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#128
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#140
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#151	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#166
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#94
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#110	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#157
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ SD
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#402
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62

Who Should I Trade?

Kris Bubic for Merrill Kelly (2026)

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