Who Should I Trade?

Nicky Lopez for Willi Castro (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 143	‐
VBR	# 156	# 1131

Projections

Runs	11	4
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	9	3
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.260	.230

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 149	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 156	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 136	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 178	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 111	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 210	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	427	204

Runs	65	20

Hits	111	54

Singles	75	49

Doubles	20	3

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	15	1

RBI	56	22

Stolen Bases	10	5

Caught Stealing	6	3

Walks	41	10

Strikeouts	129	38

Batting Average	.260	.265

On Base Pct	.331	.306

Slugging Pct	.417	.304

On-base Plus Slugging	.748	.610

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	75	40

Runs	11	4

Hits	20	9

Singles	13	8

Doubles	4	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	9	3

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	7	3

Strikeouts	20	7

Batting Average	.260	.230

On Base Pct	.337	.289

Slugging Pct	.421	.272

On-base Plus Slugging	.758	.561

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	Willi Castro went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals with a walk, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 28th	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	Willi Castro went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, two walks, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a win over the Diamondbacks with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Willi Castro went 1-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#374	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#242	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#336	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#85
Tue, May 5th				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#248
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#139
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#290
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#358
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#411	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#273
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Thu, Jul 30th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#255
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ MIN
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#67
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

Nicky Lopez for Willi Castro (2026)

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