Fantasy Fallout: Teixas-Sized Injury in New York Opens Up Spot for Rob Refsnyder

Here are the fantasy repercussions of the New York Yankees placing 1B Mark Teixeira on the disabled list due to torn cartilage in his right knee:

Daily Fantasy

Teixeira had been nothing more than a GPP target this year, and a lackluster one at that. He was hitting a paltry .180 with three home runs and 12 RBIs, 16 runs scored and one stolen base through 48 games. His strikeout rate was his highest since 2013, with his lowest walk rate since 2012. He was rarely worth a still-high salary.

INF Rob Refsnyder played his first career game at first base Friday. He's hitting .308 with no walks through 13 plate appearances, playing first, second and right field. He's always hit for average in the minor leagues, offering some speed but with little power. If/when he gains eligibility at multiple positions he'll become a low-cost, cash-game option. He won't have enough tournament upside.

Season-Long Fantasy

Replacing Teixeira's production this season won't be as difficult as it might sound. After hitting 31 home runs with 79 RBIs and a .357 on-base percentage in 2015, he had just three home runs and a .271 OBP this season. The switch-hitter was hitting .250 against left-handed pitching, but all three of his home runs had come against righties, despite an unusable .140 batting average.

Still, he had likely been drafted as an everyday first baseman in most leagues. He wasn't providing the most necessary asset the position demands - power. This should be the final straw for any owner who had been holding on to Teixeira in hopes of a turnaround. While he's initially placed on the 15-day DL, he's likely to require significantly more time. He can be dropped in all formats.

Among the Yankees' internal options, Refsnyder offers the most production across the board, but he also won't provide the power necessary from a first baseman. He should have second base and middle infield eligibility, with consistent playing time making him an option in either of those slots while atop the Yankees' batting order.

New York also purchased the contract of 1B Chris Parmelee from Triple-A. Parmelee had hit seven home runs in 42 games in the minors this year, mustering a .250 average and a 11.9 percent walk rate. The most plate appearances he's ever seen in a major league season was 333 with the Minnesota Twins in 2013. He hit eight home runs and stole one base with a .228/.309/.354 slash line.

Owners and potentially the Yankees will need to look outside the organization to replace the presumed power-hitting first baseman.

Waiver Wire Targets

• 1B Logan Morrison, Tampa Bay Rays: Morrison is slashing just .248/.335/.366 for the season, but he has three home runs, eight runs scored, nine RBIs, two stolen bases and an OPS of 1.088 in the last two weeks. He needs to be owned during this hot streak, but there's no clue how long it may last.

• 1B Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins: Mauer is on pace for his best season since 2009, but few owners have taken notice. He has six home runs through 227 plate appearances. He's slashing .277/.388/.414, walking at a blistering rate of 15.0 percent. He doesn't have Teixeira's power potential, but he's contributing much more consistently.

• 1B Adam Lind, Seattle Mariners: Lind moved on from a horrific April to hit .282 with five home runs in May. A career righty-masher, Lind's splits have oddly favored left-handed pitching this year, albeit in a small sample size. He doesn't play every day, but he has enough power potential to be worthy of a roster spot for those days he is in the lineup.