B.J. Upton To The DL

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have placed 2B/CF B.J. Upton on the DL with a strained left quad.

Well, this injury is obviously worse than they thought. After anticipating that he'd be able to rejoin this lineup in the middle of this week, they've placed him on the DL instead. It'll be retroactive to June 8th, so he'll be eligible to return on June 24th. It remains to be seen if he'll need more time or not.

Fantasy Impact: First Teixeira, now Upton. What's with these damn quad injuries? My fantasy team in my keeper league is in big trouble as my offense was already scuffling, and now I've lost two of its top contributors. Ugh.

Odds are you'll need the most help if you were using him at 2B, so if you're off to the waiver wire to find a replacement, I'll suggest trusty Ray Durham, Nick Punto, or Tadahito Iguchi. Punto has stolen 9 bases in the last month and could help replace Upton's speed, while Iguchi has hit a solid .295 with 4 steals and could be finally ending his season-long slump.