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Greg Bird grounded for 2016 season

by Steve Anagnos | Mon, Feb 1st 4:00pm EST

Greg Bird will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the entire 2016 season. Bird led the Yankees in home runs and RBI while replacing Mark Teixeira due to injury in 2015 and is considered to be the Yankees first baseman of the future. (MLB.com)

Fantasy Impact:

Bird is blocked by veterans Texeira, Rodriguez, and Beltran so, even though he is the best first baseman in the organization, he may have begun the season at AAA anyway. This is a blow to the Yankees' depth chart as Teixeira has not been able to stay on the field consistently for years. Fantasy players will have to wait one more year to own the stud prospect.

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