Mets Face Uncertainty as Mike Tauchman Heads to Surgery for Mysterious Knee Injury
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Tauchman was likely the biggest competition for top prospect Carson Benge in terms of the starting right field job come Opening Day. Benge has looked the part this spring, but Mendoza would not make any declarative statements on Sunday about Benge’s potential place on the big league roster.
As far as other right field options, Mendoza said that M.J. Melendez is not considered an Opening Day option right now, as he’ll start the year in Triple-A, but the team does like their internal options.



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