Chatter about a batter: Is a Conforto reunion a possibility?

[Edgy MD]

The Rangers do indeed have two Calhouns in their outfield, one a sun person and one an ice person, which is always an awkward situation.



Nothing not awkward about the name Calhoun.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Stunned that Conforto has not signed yet. I know Boras clients often sign late, but at this point he is going to get, what, two weeks of spring training? And that's if he signs now.

[Fman99]

The latest story from Scott Bore-us is that https://metsmerizedonline.com/2022/03/morning-briefing-conforto-discussions-restarted-a-week-ago.html/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=morning-briefing-conforto-discussions-restarted-a-week-agohe waited to negotiate as he dealt with an offseason shoulder injury. I think he's trying to save face here.



I doubt at this point that he plays in a Mets uni in 2022. They seem to have moved on from him. If they were to bring him back, though, I'd be on board with it as a good move. Especially on a one year sweetheart deal where he can go prove 2021 was not a fluke.

[Edgy MD]

Most of the weakest outfields up above are the happiest places to hit homeruns. It leads me to conclude that somebody's going to jump at him.



But Cincy doesn't tend to jump at anybody, do they?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I always thought if we'd lost Conforto we'd get Castellano- I didn't see Starling Marte coming, that's for sure.



Seems ridiculous that the Reds couldn't use him

[bmfc1]

Scott Boras, pictures or it doesn't count. Otherwise, it seems like you're making stuff up to avoid facing the fact that your client should have accepted the Mets QO off a down year, one where he says he was confused by the multiple instructions, hoped for a rebound and then hit the FA market anew.

[smg58]

I figured Thor would be the one who'd have trouble finding a taker, and he was one of the first free agents to sign. I'm stumped on this. Hopefully Conforto is smart enough to realize that Stephen Drew's career never recovered from his taking half a season off.



Honestly, a non-contending team who gets him on a discount could get value for him at the deadline, if not sooner. But we don't really know, outside of the QO, what Conforto and Boras have turned down to get here.

[G-Fafif]

Michael Conforto ain't playin' for nobody no time soon.

[nymr83]

wow.

[nymr83]

have to wonder if they had any inkling of this injury when rejecting the qualifying offer?



also, wouldn't you want to rehab on a team's dime in their facilities on a 2 year deal here?

[Frayed Knot]

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have to wonder if they had any inkling of this injury when rejecting the qualifying offer?



also, wouldn't you want to rehab on a team's dime in their facilities on a 2 year deal here?

[RealityChuck]

Conforto had to be injured after the QO; otherwise he would have taken it. He also turned down an earlier Mets offer of $100 million.



He expected to get more in free agency. It turned out to be a bad choice.

[kcmets]

I don't take anything coming from Camp Boras at face value.



I liked Confortoboom, but glad we didn't get stuck with that lemon.

[bmfc1]

I'm sorry for Michael, a player that brought us many thrills, but his agent failed him. Boras got greedy: Conforto is a better player than he was in 2021, a year when he, and other Mets, were confused by the varying approaches to hitting (he also got married last winter and that could have been a distraction). Coming off a bad season you take the QO with confidence that the team will be better and that you are better than you were in the previous season. You then hit 30 home runs, play good D, and go on the market.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I'm with Chuck. If he was hurt before the QO and other offers, and there was any chance of surgery, he would've agreed to some deal or other.



This was probably just bad luck. Sometimes, things just don't go your way.

[smg58]

The bottom line with this is that if you don't have a better offer in front of you (like Syndegaard did) or aren't actively negotiating better offers with other teams, you take the QO. You don't have to like the QO, but it wasn't negotiated out of the CBA either. And unlike the franchise tag in football, you can only get it once. The best case scenario is what Stroman did, turning in a good season and getting a nice contract a year later without taking a pay cut in the meantime. The worst case scenario? Well, Conforto if he had taken the deal -- but he'd be $18M richer than he is now.

[Lefty Specialist]

Sucks for Michael. Is that the same shoulder he ripped up in 2018?