Montgomery is expected to miss a few days after undergoing surgery to remove a cyst from his neck, the Tacoma News Tribune reports. "He's fine," manager Scott Servais said. "Everything went great, but it was a surgical procedure."

EDGE Analysis

The Mariners said this offseason that Montgomery would compete for a rotation spot, but his best chance of making the roster is in the bullpen. The fifth spot in the rotation is expected to come down to James Paxton and Nate Karns. Montgomery is out of options, so if the Mariners don't want to risk losing him, they could keep him as the long reliever. But he'll have to win the job.