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NYM • Outfielder • #18
30 days ago
It’s a tough break for Tauchman who was having an outstanding spring and was well on his way to making the Mets’ Opening Day roster. The 35-year-old outfielder is going to be sidelined for at least 4-6 weeks. That paves the way for Carson Benge to open the season as the team’s starting right fielder.
Source: Mike Puma
NYM • Outfielder • #18
about 1 month ago
Tauchman, 35, will undergo an MRI on the knee according to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. The outfielder is in camp on a non-roster invite, and is attempting to win a spot on the bench for New York. His status should be updated after the results of the imaging are announced.
Source: Jorge Castillo
NYM • Outfielder • #18
about 1 month ago
Tauchman seemed like he was going to have a spot on New York’s season-opening roster as a bench outfielder. Any sort of absence makes it a near-lock that rookie Carson Benge opens the season in the big leagues. There should be an update on his status after he undergoes further evaluation to determine the severity of the issue.
Source: SNY
NYM • Outfielder • #18
about 1 month ago
The Mets probably aren’t going to have room for Tauchman if Carson Benge makes the team, but someone is going to want him, right? The 35-year-old has finished with OBPs in the .350-.360 range each of the last three seasons, and he’s hitting .333/.481/.619 this spring.
NYM • Outfielder • #18
about 2 months ago
Those are his only two plate appearances of the spring to date, so he has a perfect 5.000 OPS. The Mets pretty much know what they would get from Tauchman, so his chances of making the team would seem to hinge on how Carson Benge plays these next five weeks. If Benge thrives and becomes the Mets’ starting right fielder, it wouldn’t make much sense to carry both. If it’s determined Benge needs some Triple-A time, then presumably one of Brett Baty or Tauchman would play right field against lefties, with the other serving as a DH.
NYM • Outfielder • #18
2 months ago
Tauchman hit .263/.356/.400 for the White Sox last year and has averaged a .359 OBP and 1.4 fWAR per year as a platoon guy the last three seasons, but no major league offers were forthcoming, it seems. He seems like a nice get for the Mets as a DH and fallback right field option against right-handers, though there might not be room for him if Carson Benge makes the team. If they do somehow carry both Benge and Tauchman, that’d be more bad news for Mark Vientos.
Source: Will Sammon