Breakout Player
Michael Conforto:
How can you not love this kid?
The 23-year-old outfield slugger out of Oregon State took less than two-years to not only be called up the bigs, but also make a stunning impact for a pennant winning team.
In nearly three months of Major League Baseball (68 games including playoffs), showed he’s more than an everyday player both in left field and at the plate. He laced the stitches off nine baseballs and finished with a .270 average.
More importantly, he brings a cannon to the plate and with his arm in left.
Conforto proved his defense was incredibly underestimated by scouts heading into his Mets debut, and made quite a few run saving catches and outfield assists.
A victim of an abundance of outfielders, Conforto was rarely given any playing time against lefty pitching, one half of a righty/lefty platoon with Juan Lagares.
No one, not himself, teammates, nor coaches, doubts the kid can hit southpaws, so it’s about time he was enabled to display his ability against the Clayton Kershaw‘s of the world.
Simply put, Conforto, much like Thor and Matz, is a young, cornerstone talent capable of bringing success to the Mets now and for many years to come.
Michael Conforto will be the everyday left fielder in New York for years to come.
This season, he’s going to show you why.
