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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full) 

42 players are at MLB Spring Training 

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11 players are MLB Spring Training NON-ROSTER INVITEES (NRI) 

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* bats or throws left
# bats both

PITCHERS: 17
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

NRI PITCHERS: 5 
Colten Brewer 
Carl Edwards Jr 
* Edwin Escobar 
* Richard Lovelady 
* Thomas Pannone 

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

NRI CATCHERS: 2  
Jorge Alfaro 
Joe Hudson 

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

NRI INFIELDERS: 3 
David Bote 
Garrett Cooper
* Dominic Smith

OUTFIELDERS: 5
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

NRI OUTFIELDERS: 1 
* David Peralta

OPTIONED:
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, RHP 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, RHP 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

 



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Diamondbacks & Cubs Split, Man

RHP James Pugliese threw four innings of two-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts and Marco Hernandez and Wilson Contreras collected consecutive two-out RBI singles to cap a three-run 5th, leading one squad of Cubs to a 4-1 victory over one squad of Diamondbacks on Field #3, and Yosbel Gutierrez laced an inside-the-park two-run home run to spark the other squad of D’backs to a 5-3 victory over the other squad of Cubs on Field #2, in a Cactus League Extended Spring training doubleheader played this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.

Both games were seven-inning affairs.

Stephen Drew (2011 broken ankle rehab) accounted for the Diamondbacks lone run on Field #3, with a line-drive RBI single to CF in the top of the 7th.

In EXST Cubs roster news, catcher Sergio Burruel has been promoted to Peoria, and RHP Daniel Adrian, RHP Javier Castro, LHP Augusto Colina, RHP Jorge Diaz, RHP Loiger Padron, C Wilfredo Petit, and OF Kevin Encarnacion have been sent back to the Dominican Academy and will be asigned to one of the two Cubs affiliates in the Dominican Summer League (DSL Cubs #1 or DSL Cubs #2). DSL Opening Day is tomorrow.

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games:

FIELD #2

CUBS SQUAD “A” LINEUP:
1. Trey Martin, CF: 2-4 (1B, L-4, 3-1, 2B, R, RBI)
2. Carlos Penalver, SS: 2-3 (BB, 3B, K, 1B, RBI)
3. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 1-4 (4-6-3 DP, 4-3, 1B, 4-6 FC, RBI)
4. Xavier Batista, RF: 1-3 (4-3, 5-3, BB, 1B)
5. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-3 (BB, K, P-4, 3-U)
6. Neftali Rosario, C: 0-4 (5-3, E-5, 3-U, F-7)
7. Brian Inoa, 2B: 1-2 (K, 1B, BB, BB, R)
8. Trevor Gretzky, LF: 1-4 (4-3, F-8, 1B, F-8, R)
9a. SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
9b. Justin Marra, DH: 0-1 (K)

CUBS SQUAD “A” PITCHERS:
1. Willengton Cruz: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 1 HR, 32 pitches (22 strikes), 0/3 GO/FO
2. Rafael Diplan: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 17 pitches (13 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
3. Jin-Young Kim: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 27 pitches (18 strikes), 5/1 GO/FO
4. Ramon Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches (7 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD “A” ERRORS: 3:
1. C Neftali Rosario - E-2 (Catcher’s Interference allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 1B Dan Vogelbach- E-3 (throwing error on attempted 3-1 putout allowed batter to reach base safely – eventually scored unearned run)
3. 1B Dan Vogelbach - E-3 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)

CUBS SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Neftali Rosario: 1-1 CS, 1 E - Catcher’s Interference (see above)

FIELD #3

CUBS SQUAD “B” LINEUP:
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 0-3 (3-1, K, 1-4 SH, 3-2 FC)
2. Danny Lockhart, 2B:2-4 (1B, 1B, K, E-4)
3. Marco Hernandez, SS: 1-4 (K, 3-1, 1B, P-4, R, RBI)
4. Wilson Contreras, C: 2-3 (1B, 4-3, 1B, RBI)
5. Rock Shoulders, 1B: 0-3 (K, K, F-8)
6. Dustin Geiger, 3B: 0-3 (K, F-8, 6-3)
7. Eduardo Gonzalez, RF: 1-2 (HBP, 4-3, 1B)
8. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 1-2 (L-3 DP, 2B, HBP, 2 R)
9. Jair Bogaerts, DH: 1-1 (1B, HBP, BB, R)

CUBS SQUAD “B” PITCHERS:
1. James Pugliese: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 PO, 46 pitches (31 strikes), 3/3 GO/FO
2. Ryan Hartman: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches (17 strikes), 4/1 GO/FO
3. Pete Levitt: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches (10 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD “B” ERRORS: 1
3B Dustin Geiger - E-5 (errant throw to 1st base on infield single allowed batter to advance to 2nd base)

CUBS SQUAD “B” CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Wilson Contreras: 1 PB

ATTENDANCE:6

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures 100+

Comments

It wasn’t a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game so the stats don’t count, but the EXST Cubs did play a seven-inning intra-squad game Thursday morning (5/31). RHP Jose Arias threw five innings of one-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts for one of the squads, and RHP Amaury Paulino saw his first game action of 2012 for the other squad, throwing three innings and allowing one run on three hits (including two triples), but with five strikeouts. The only run of the game was driven-in by Brian Inoa, who roped a two-out RBI triple in the bottom of the 5th to score Trevor Gretzky, who had reached base on a triple with one out. Here is the box score from the intra-squad game: INTRA-SQUAD GAME - THURSDAY 5/31: SQUAD “A” LINEUP: 1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 0-2 (F-9, K, BB) 2. Carlos Penalver, SS: 1-3 (6-3, 3B, 6-3) 3. Wilson Contreras, C: 0-2 (P-4, K, BB) 4. Dustin Geiger, 3B: 0-3 (K, K, L-8) 5. Rock Shoulders, 1B: 0-3 (F-8, F-8, K) 6. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 1-3 (L-8, 6-3, 2B) 7. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-3 (4-3, L-6, 4-3) 8. Eduardo Gonzalez, RF: 1-3 (4-3, 1B, F-8) 9. Jair Bogaerts, DH: 0-2 (K, 4-3) SQUAD “B” LINEUP: 1. Trey Martin, CF: 1-3 (1B, 9-6 FC, F-9, CS) 2. Jeimer Candelario, 3B: 0-2 (K, K) 3. Marco Hernandez, SS: 0-2 (L-6, K) 4. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-2 (F-9, K) 5. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-2 (F-9, K) 6. Trevor Gretzky, LF: 1-2 (4-3, 3B, R) 7. Justin Marra, C: 1-2 (1B, K) 8. Brian Inoa, 2B: 1-2 (3-6 FC, 3B, RBI) 9. NO DH NOTE: SQUAD “B” did not bat in the bottom of the 6th inning SQUAD “A” PITCHERS: 1. Ethan Elias: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches (17 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO 2. Amaury Paulino: 3.0 IP 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 40 pitches (28 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO NOTE: Paulino did not throw a 4th inning – had already reached max pitch limit SQUAD “B” PITCHERS: 1. Jose Arias: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 53 pitches (37 strikes), 4/6 GO/FO 2. Luis Villalba: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 30 pitches (17 strikes), 3/2 GO/FO SQUAD “A” ERRORS: NONE SQUAD “B” ERRORS: NONE SQUAD “A” CATCHERS DEFENSE: Wilson Contreras: 1-1 CS

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In reply to by springs

Fri, 06/01/2012 - 6:07pm — springs It seems of late that Dong Yub Kim is starting to put up more consistent numbers. Have you noticed any further discipline from him? I believe you said that he has all the tools, but swings at everything. ========================================= SPRINGS: DY Kim is still a hacker, but he has been rakin' ever since he started throwing left-handed.

the home plate ump in the t.smokies game has to be legally blind. his zone is so small stuff falling squarely on the corners (not just a piece of the edge) are being called for balls. oddly, or not, t.mcnutt is having one of his best games of the season through 5ip. he should have (and the opposing pitcher) a few more Ks, though. it's kinda ruining the game because guys are not swinging at stuff they normally would offer at. 5ip 1h 2bb 1k btw, though he's still hitting end-of-lineup in AA, m.burgess has made some real improvements with his bat this year (based solely on numbers). he doesn't turn 24 until late October.

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In reply to by MikeC

Not sure I fully agree. I understand you see him now, but I am not sure the stats uphold your views. Vitters has regularly been moved up quickly at levels when he showed progress. After each promotion, he struggled for a bit, then became more consistent. He is not yet 23 and is starting to show good life at AAA...in the last ten games, he is .371/.436/.743, with 4 hrs and a double in 35 AB (and 3 BB and only 2 K). Will he fully develop enough power? Who knows...but I do think he will become someone who hits .280-.300 with 15-20 home runs at the MLB level. As for your LHP pinch hitter, his slugging is better against lefties (as is often true for right handed hitters), but in 2012 he hits .286 against lefties and .273 against righties. Doesn't sound like someone to write off as a match-up only player. Vitters is putting up better numbers than Brett Jackson right now, and Jackson is about 13 months older than Vitters. Is Jackson a bust as well? Or does he get different treatment because he was drafted out of college? In fact, Vitters is the youngest player on the Iowa Cubs....does this mean that other than Rizzo (who is about 3 weeks older than Vitters), nobody on Iowa will be a success because they haven't dominated yet? I am rather confused at writing off someone who is in their 22-23 year old season at AAA and doing pretty well.

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In reply to by The E-Man

Or you could jump on a players Band Wagon before the "jury is completely out". How is LaHair doing these days E-man or should we quote you again about "eating crow"...? LaHair has till the end of June to save his entire career. After that point he is bench player at best the rest of his career. As for Vitters what is there to like about him? No glove, hits .270/.320 .....whooopdy fucking do. Junior Lake is no better, just has better speed. And everyone's favorite Bjax makes Vittters hitting eye look like Ichiro in his prime. 70 strikeouts in 200 AB's? That rate will explode in the majors while he hits about .150. Rizzo is it from our system and he isn't home grown like Vitters and Jackson. And Rizzo is only 22 himself....what the hell is Jackson and Vitters problem when using the well they are still young for the level arguement!?!?!?! You either got it or you don't and Vitters and Jackson don't have it and are no where close to finding it.

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In reply to by Dusty Baylor

1) How does he manage to punch out so much? You do realize those rates go higher while walks drop in the transition to the majors don't you? You can't step to the plate and strikeout once for every 2 AB's. And he isn't blessed with + anything. 2) Last 28 days a .682 OPS and dropping fast for LaHair, nuff said on that. Losing 80 points of BA in less than a month does that to you. That's alot of 0fers.

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In reply to by MikeC

Again. LaHair had a great April..a crappy May. I'm just not going to start burying people yet based on that sample size, as I was not ready to anoint him either BJax? K's too much. Yep. Somehow he's manage to hit at every level so far, and has put up decent a decent power/speed combo in 3 seasons in the minors. Again, I'm not just going to dismiss him based on 1/4 of his first full season in AAA.

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In reply to by MikeC

"How does [Jackson] manage to punch out so much?" He takes a lot of pitches, including, I suspect, third strikes. It seems that whenever I look at a play-by-play game summary and he fans, it's a called third strike. The other day I watched him on gameday and he took every pitch and finally got a 6-pitch walk. This is obviously anecdotal but I don't think anyone is counting swings and misses for minor leaguers. Everyone says about Jackson that he has "too much swing and miss." Maybe, maybe not. You have to count swings and misses versus takes to say that for sure. Suppose for a moment that (1) a fairly high percentage of Jackson's K's are takes, and (2) major league umpires put the squeeze on pitchers more than they do at triple A. Would Jackson's K's go up or down in the majors?

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In reply to by Dr. aaron b

Vitters hit his 5th homer in the last 10 games tonight. His walks are improving but may never be a strength, but I still don't really understand....why, if he is on pace for a 20 homer season as the youngest player on our AAA team do you, MikeC and others significantly discount his upside? Especially relative to others...at your and MikeC's analysis, we might not have any useful prospects in our entire system other than Rizzo.

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In reply to by springs

I'm not sold that we have a star player in our system at this point. Rizzo is an nice prospect. I can see him being a Carlos Pena type of player going forward. Bjax has nice plate discipline and some solid tools. He might not make enough contact to be more than a decent regular. Baez looks great so far. However the lack of walks that low down the system makes you question what will happen when he sees advanced comp. He looks like the highest upside bat. Beyond those 3 guys, I don't think we have another legitimate MLB starter in the system. Just my humble opinion.

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In reply to by Dr. aaron b

Well, it seems possible that some of Szczur, DeVoss, Alcantara, Lake, Torreyes, Vogelbach, Shoulders, Candelairo, etc. could become everyday players. But it seems like maybe you're only interested in players who are more safely projectable? I wouldn't place a bet on any of those players individually, but I think that the Cubs will produce an everyday player or two out of guys currently in the farm system and not on that 3-player list.

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In reply to by Dr. aaron b

I wanted Weiters too, but many assumed that Vitters was going to be selected #2 (by the Royals, I believe). That said, I think his limited improvement is, at least to an extent, explained by his rather swift promotions. He is still the youngest player on our AAA team and is having a nice season and, in my opinion, is showing marked improvement between this season and last.

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In reply to by Dr. aaron b

If Vitters hits 25 HRs at Iowa this season, as he has started to show signs of doing, he'll start to separate from Moore, who had 22 at double-A at the same age. But the glaring separator between Vitters and Moore is strikeouts. Brett Jackson is more the same type of hitter as Moore, except that he's a better version: much higher OBP and SLG, plus he can run and catch. Anyway, I'm sure you liked Moore at the time, for his walks.

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In reply to by VirginiaPhil

i would care a lot more about vitters if his D would improve enough to stick at 3rd. imo, he's doing well with his bat for a guy his age in AAA...especially the quality of contact he's making early for power. he's not looking like a superstar, but he's looking good enough to say he's done with AA and belongs in AAA. if he's a .270/.330 avg/ob% guy with 25 HR power at 3rd...that's something many teams would love to live with. if he's that same guy at RF/LF/1st he's a power bench guy on some teams and a cheap mid-level-talent starter on a few others.

2 of the 3 Met games where their pitchers went into the 9th when they lost the no hitter were vs the Cubs Jim Qualls and Joe Wallace broke those no hitters up. one out in the 9th... edit: 2 outs, 128 pitches.

Phil - do the slot money rules for the draft apply to 4th and 5th year college players? I heard somewhere that there is some sort of exception for them.

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In reply to by DavidP

Fri, 06/01/2012 - 10:49pm — DavidP Phil - do the slot money rules for the draft apply to 4th and 5th year college players? I heard somewhere that there is some sort of exception for them. ==================================== DAVID P: The Signing Bonus Pool (SBP) rule applies to all players eligible for selection in the MLB Rule 4 Draft. There are no exceptions. What's different for a college senior with no eligibility remaining is that the deadline for signing the player is one week prior to the next Rule 4 Draft (this was the case in previous years as well), rather than the first Friday after the MLB All-Star Game (which is the new signing deadline for all other players selected in the Rule 4 Draft or who were eligible for selection but were not drafted).

Per Ken Rosenthal, Jorge Soler has been cleared by the U.S. and is now an eligible free agent. C'mon JedStein...Daddy needs a new OF prospect...

Phil - if a college player with no eligibility left does not sign, does he eventually become a free agent, with the ability to sign for anything with anybody, or is he eligible for the draft forever?

well, here's that lineup shakeup we heard about a couple weeks ago... Campy CF, Castro SS, DeJesus RF, Soriano LF, LaHair 1B, Clevenger C, Barney 2B, Mather 3B, Garza P

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In reply to by crunch

forgot it's Fox East Coast Yanks/RSox game of the week night. it makes sense...still don't like it... let me watch whatever game i want and serve the local +national ad buys up on my terms...whatever...INCREASE YO REVENUE GAME, FOX. i guess we have to wait til everyone in the world goes FIOS or whatever til we have the bandwidth for that kind of offering. all i know is i'm sick of watching BOS/NYY.

Kevin Goldstein‏@Kevin_Goldstein Javier Baez rips a single in the first. Crazy bat speed. Kevin Goldstein‏@Kevin_Goldstein Javier Baez crushes a home run to center. Just crushed. Sold Kevin Goldstein‏@Kevin_Goldstein Baez home run cleared the Pepsi sign. As long a shot as I've seen in this park since Jason Stokes played here.

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In reply to by QuietMan

Sat, 06/02/2012 - 8:21pm — QuietMan Kevin Goldstein‏@Kevin_Goldstein Javier Baez swings at a 3-0 pitch and gets one in the ribs with the next pitch. Welcome to pro ball, kid. Kevin Goldstein‏@Kevin_Goldstein Every scout and every pitcher behind home plate agrees. Baez deserved that one. ==================================== Q-MAN: Kevin Goldstein apparently was not aware that Javier Baez can do whatver the fuck he wants.

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In reply to by springs

Sat, 06/02/2012 - 8:29pm — springs Mind you....that was swinging at a 3-0 pitch when your team is up 13-2 in the ninth inning. Mainly looking to crush one in a meaningless at bat. ==================================== SPRINGS: I think if you asked him, Javier Baez would tell you there are no meaningless ABs. And then he would tell you... well, you know...

it's June and BAL is still in 1st place. lulz, basesballs. very tight race...tied for 1st with TB and the 3/4/5 teams are 1/2/3 games back. all 5 are over .500.

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  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    That’s a fantastic deal for SF

  • crunch (view)

    SF snags b.snell...2/62m

  • Cubster (view)

    AZ Phil: THAT is an awesome report worth multiple thanks. I’m sure it will be worth reposting in an “I told you so” in about 2-3 years.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The actual deadline to select a post-2023 Article XX-B MLB free agent signed to 2024 minor league contract (Cooper, Edwards, and Peralta) to the MLB 40-man roster is not MLB Opening Day, it is 12 PM (Eastern) this coming Sunday (3/24). 

    However, the Cubs could notify the player prior to the deadline that the player is not going to get added to the 40 on Sunday, which would allow the player to opt out early. Otherwise the player can opt out anytime after the Sunday deadline (if he was not added to the 40 by that time). 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Today is an off day for both the Cubs MLB players and the Cubs minor league players.  

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    For those of you keeping track, so far nine players have been called up to Mesa from the Cubs Dominican Academy for Minor League Camp and they will be playing in the ACL in 2024: 

    * bats or throws left 

    Angel Cepeda, INF 
    * Miguel Cruz, P
    Yidel Diaz, C 
    * Albert Gutierrez, 1B
    Fraiman Marte, P  
    Francis Reynoso, P (ex-1B) 
    Derniche Valdez, INF 
    Edward Vargas, OF 
    Jeral Vizcaino, P 

    And once again, despite what you might read at Baseball Reference and at milb.com, Albert Gutierrez is absolutely positively a left-handed hitter (only), NOT a right-handed hitter.

    Probably not too surprisingly, D. Valdez was the Cubs #1 prospect in the DSL last season, Cepeda was the DSL Cubs best all-around SS prospect not named Derniche Valdez, Gutierrez was the DSL Cubs top power hitting prospect not named Derniche Valdez, E. Vargas was the DSL Cubs top outfield prospect (and Cepeda and E. Vargas were also the DSL Cubs top two hitting prospects), Y. Diaz was the DSL Cubs top catching prospect, and M. Cruz was the DSL Cubs top pitching prospect. 

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

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    Childersb3: Both Madrigal and Wisdom can be optioned without any restriction. Their consent is not required. 

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    Phil, 
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