T.J. Rivera is making adjustments, ready to step in if needed

Jose Reyes is expected to hit leadoff and fill in every day at third base for David Wright, who may not be ready to start the season due to shoulder stiffness >> Read more.

With Reyes at third and Wilmer Flores backing up shortstop, second base, and first base, Matt Reynolds and T.J. Rivera could be called upon again to join team's Opening Day bench.

"It's tough to not think about it, but it is something that I try to pop out of my head just because it will affect my game," Rivera recently said, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. "My goal is to work on and worry about the things I can control. All my career, I've never really had control of what's going to happen other than what I can do…