Tyrone Taylor

Benge has no extra-base hits or walks through seven appearances, but he's batting .350. The Mets had him playing center and Tyrone Taylor in right today. Benge is competing for the right field job, but the Mets do need to know if he's viable in center in case Luis Robert Jr. goes down.

Stretched as a starter, Taylor is set to serve as useful reserve in 2026.

Observations from Mets spring training on Sunday.

Yonatan Henriquez singed in Jason Bay to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. Taylor suffered a power outage last season, hitting just two homers in 341 plate appearances for the Mets, so it's good to see him hitting the ball a little farther this spring. He'll probably open up as the team's right fielder against left-handers and the backup to Luis Robert Jr. in center.

It was a no-doubter off lefty reliever Steven Okert, a 419-footer that left the bat at 106.0 miles per hour. Taylor seems ticketed for reserve duty behind Luis Robert Jr. this year and probably doesn't have a real path to fantasy value barring several injuries ahead of him. It's nice to see that the power is still there when he makes real contact.