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March 12, 2009

Team Health Reports

Houston Astros

by Brad Wochomurka

HOUSTON ASTROS
Team Audit | DT Cards | PECOTA Cards | Depth Chart

Head Trainer: Nathan Lucero
Days Lost: 412
Dollars Lost: $7.7 million
Injury Cost: $9.4 million

Trend: Positive. Nathan Lucero has his work cut out for him in his first year on the job. Under Dave Labossiere, who retired at the end of last season, the Astros have been one of the healthiest clubs in baseball in recent years. This is Lucero's 17^th year with the organization, so he should have plenty of insight into what's worked in the past. One thing they do well is to get players back on time; most of the key members of this team that have hit the DL in recent seasons have come back quickly and have been effective. With many of their best players coming into their early-to-mid thirties, Lucero's biggest challenge may be to find new ways to keep guys with relatively good track records on that same path as they hit the second halves of their careers.

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