Let's get Conforto back, or not

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

take the poll!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'd like to see it happen.



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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I'm not entirely sure what role he plays unless he unseats Cahna. He's not really a defensive reserve and we have a LH hitting DH already in Vogelbach

[Benjamin Grimm]

He could platoon with Canha.



Or unseat Vogelbach.

[kcmets]

I forgot about Confortoboom!



I took fuck-yeah but really in camp why-not?

[nymr83]

Both options imply excitement about his potential return. Eh. I don't see a fit on this roster though i like him as a player



If you assume 13 spots are for the offense:



C: McCann / Nido

1B: Alonso

2B: McNeil

3B: Escobar

SS: Lindor

RF: Marte

CF: Nimmo

LF: Canha

DH: Vogelbauch (vs R)



you only have 3 spots - McNeil is probably the 5th outfielder so you really want a centerfield capable 4th outfielder. the other 2 spots need to include a SS-capable infielder (Guillorme?) and the righty-handed DH, i'd think. at this point, i'm likely to have Vientos or Alvarez be that righty DH and call the roster set. of course, if JD Martinez wants a 1 year deal i'd change my mind.



Conforto fills none of those spots - he struggles with lefties and making him the leftfielder with Canha the righty DH is a worse lineup vs lefties than just playing Alvarez i think and i'm not sure you can carry both him AND alvarez unless you are willing to have no backup CF option other than moving Marte over?

[MFS62]

Good guy.

Bad fit.

There are needs he doesn't fill.

Later

[Centerfield]

A healthy Conforto is a good get at the right price.



I was wondering if he had a chronic bad shoulder, so I looked it up. In 2017, he dislocated his left shoulder swinging and missing. Last January, it was his right shoulder. So I guess these injuries are unrelated.



Or, alternatively, he has two bad shoulders instead of one.

[Edgy MD]

Those two choices represent two pretty strong positions.



There's room for him. Not a lot, but it's there, especially if Daniel gets Vogeled to another team.

[nymr83]

Edgy MD wrote: Those two choices represent two pretty strong positions. There's room for him. Not a lot, but it's there, especially if Daniel gets Vogeled to another team.

He certainly fits a lot more cleanly on a roster without Vogelbach. But I don't see the Mets moving on from Vogelbach just to make room for Conforto.

[Edgy MD]

Maybe not, but if the deal is there, he could be a bargain for somebody. Conforto presumably gives them more versatility.

[nymr83]

I really wish they'd sign JD Martinez, even in a down year last year he still crushed lefties and that is what the Mets need most.



Also wouldn't be disappointed if the Mets were done other than maybe another reliever - they've spent a lot of money already and Alvarez/Vientos are there - see what you get of them at the beginning of the year. You can always spend Steve's money in June.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I'm juast scared Atlanta or Philly or the MFYs get him and he has a big year

[Edgy MD]

I think he's more likely to get his game on with Milwaukee or Colorado, or possibly Seattle.



He'll have his moments, but he won't be the difference-maker in a playoff drive or post-season run that has anybody passing the Mets. This I have foreseen.

[metirish]

Looking for a short term contract of a couple of years with an opt out , per Boras .. DiComo on it

[Edgy MD]

A guy sits out for a year to recover from shoulder surgery, having originally injured the shoulder following through on his swing. I'm not seeing him get an opt-out mid-contract unless the front-end salary is really team-favorable. He's a high-risk proposition.

[nymr83]

I dont see the opt out thing either, unless its a team playing "luxury tax games" - more likely he gets a 1 year deal to showcase himself again for next winter where both he and the team are getting what they want?

[Frayed Knot]

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Looking for a short term contract of a couple of years with an opt out , per Boras ..

[Frayed Knot]

Hey Man!:

Marlins, Cubs, Astros linked to Conforto.

Doesn't say shit about the Mets.

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: Hey Man!: Marlins, Cubs, Astros linked to Conforto. Doesn't say shit about the Mets.

Mets were linked to Correa - the morning after other outlets had him already signed by San Fran.



Any and all rumors in sport writing should be taken as entertainment/speculation only. Anonymous sources are as likely to be the ball boy as they are a GM. An agent also has every reason to tell any writer who will listen about the many many suitors his client has.

[Edgy MD]

But Boras ain't mentioned no Mets, despite just being at the Nimmo press conference.

[nymr83]

Edgy MD wrote: But Boras ain't mentioned no Mets, despite just being at the Nimmo press conference.

He can't feed the name of every team to his reporter buddies about every client. if he needs the Mets as leverage, their name will pop up later

[Edgy MD]

It was all so much clearer when HVAC Guy at Shea was posting.

[Fman99]

I like him but he's not the missing part we need. And I think he holds out for at least a two year deal, and I wouldn't give him more than one.

[metsmarathon]

as much as i'd love to have him back, if he does come back, it's basically a disaster for him. he needs to go somewhere and have a full time job where he can prove that he's healthy and ready to go, playing for a team that can afford to have him out there long enough to try. and he won't and shouldn't get that opportunity here.



healthy, and playing well, yeah, sure, he's way, way better than canha, and might be better that marte (too lazy to check stats to confirm). but we don't know that well enough right now to bank on it. so he'd be a 4th outfielder to start the season, and is that what he really needs to get on track, when he needs to prove he's a starter?



maybe you bring him on as a fourth, with the goal of pushing out canha, but he's gotta get better offers than that, right?

[The Hot Corner]

I always liked Conforto, but I don't think he is a good fit for this Mets team. We need a productive RH bat to DH and add some power to the line up. If that person can play the outfield or a corner infield position when needed, that's even better.



Conforto will need to prove himself healthy and productive wherever he eventually ends up. He needs more opportunity to either sink or swim, than he would likely get in Queens.