Albert Pujols (20 DXL/$3.2 million)
Things are a bit clearer for how long the Cards will be without their star slugger. With the knowledge that what he's dealing with is a Grade I-plus strain of his calf, he's likely to miss somewhere between three and six weeks. While we know that Pujols plays well through injury, we don't know much about his healing tendencies. I'm re-setting the DXL to 20 days on the idea that he'll heal at the low end of the range and that he'll push his way back into the lineup without a rehab assignment. More interesting was the suggestion from several UTK advisors that this injury could be connected to his foot problems. I tried to find out if Pujols had custom shoes or orthotics, but was not able to find out before deadline, but it's possible that what we're seeing here is something of a cascade, an adjustment made to compensate for his painful feet leading to a biomechanical problem in his calves. If so, this could become recurrent or worse, cascade up the leg or into his back. If this goes on longer than initially expected, here's a simple rule for you on injury cost: one week equals a million bucks lost in value for Pujols.
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