The Mets have been in contact with the Giants regarding Michael Conforto , reports Mike Puma of the New York Post. The Post’s Jon Heyman wrote Thursday night that the Mets were looking into the outfield market and preferred to add a left-handed hitter. There aren’t many obvious options on that front.
The Marlins are likely to deal center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. , but a trade with the Mets could be complicated by the division factor. The Nationals probably wouldn’t have any qualms about dealing impending free agent Jesse Winker within the NL East.
Beyond that duo, the Giants might have the top pair of trade candidates among lefty-hitting outfielders in Conforto and Mike Yastrzemski . Of course, the Mets are plenty familiar with Conforto. A former 10th overall pick, he hit .
255/.356/.468 through parts of seven seasons with the team.
Conforto represented the Mets in the 2017 All-Star Game and was one of the better hitters in the league between 2017-20. His production dipped in his ’21 platform season. The Mets allowed him to walk in free agency after he declined a qualifying offer.
Conforto injured his shoulder while working out that offseason. He underwent surgery and missed the entire 2022 campaign. He landed in San Francisco on a two-year, $36M free-agent pact the next winter.
Conforto hasn’t recaptured his peak offensive form coming back from the injury. He has been an unexceptional hitter over his season and a half in the Bay Area. He turned in a .
239/.334/.384 .