Greg Bird will undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum Tuesday and is expected to miss the entire 2016 season

Bird will undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum Tuesday and is expected to miss the entire 2016 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Analysis:

This is a decent blow to the Yankees, as Bird was one of their top prospects and was the main fill-in at first base when Mark Teixeira was injured. The 23-year-old had an impressive .872 OPS and 10.7% walk rate in 178 plate appearances with the major league club last season, but he also struck out in nearly one-third of his at-bats. With this development, Brian McCann or Dustin Ackley might need to play more games at first base, or else the Yankees may have to search around for a new backup first baseman.