Free agent outfielder Michael Conforto underwent shoulder surgery last week according to agent Scott Boras, and is expected to miss the entire 2022 season. The 29-year-old injured his shoulder during workouts in January which froze his free-agency market after the lockout, but Boras stated he is "expected to make a full recovery and return to play in spring training 2023." It's a disappointing outcome for Conforto who was already coming off a down season in which he slashed .232/.344/.384 with 14 dingers in 125 games played. He will undoubtedly have suitors interested in his bat next offseason, but he can now be forgotten about by fantasy players in redraft leagues.

Free agent outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) is healthy enough to hold workouts after suffering a shoulder injury doing drills in January during the lockout. The injury has put a freeze on his free-agency, but now his market will surely pickup with the Rangers, Jays, Giants, and Rays among the teams that were previously mentioned as suitors for the former All-Star. Conforto is coming off a down year in which he hit .232 with 14 HR and 55 RBI in an injury-shortened season, but he will still carry fantasy value whenever and wherever he decides to sign.

According to a report from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, free-agent outfielder Michael Conforto (shoulder) suffered an injury to his right shoulder during a workout in January. Rosenthal reports that Conforto wanted to work his way back to 100% prior to resuming negotiations with teams. The 29-year-old has reportedly reached the point where he is back to full arm strength, so talks have resumed. He is one of the top free agents still available on the market, despite the fact that he's coming off a rough year. Last year over 125 games with the New York Mets, he slashed .232/.344/.384 with 14 home runs, 55 RBI and 52 runs.

The San Francisco Giants are active in their search for a left-handed bat, and former New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is one option the team has discussed at length internally, according to sources. He's coming off a down year but has a career .824 OPS and has hit at least 27 home runs in each season from 2017-19. Conforto also has a career .371 on-base percentage and .502 slugging percentage against right-handed pitching. The 29-year-old's market has been depressed because he has draft-pick compensation tied to him. Conforto's down season in 2021 likely had something to do with a strained hamstring that kept him out for a month. San Fran might not be the best landing spot for him, but with better health, Conforto could bounce back and be a nice fantasy value pick in drafts.

The New York Yankees were among the teams showing interest in free-agent outfielder Michael Conforto before the lockout. With the lockout set to end on Thursday, Conforto could soon find a home, but it remains to be seen if it will be with the Yankees. The 29-year-old struggled to the tune of a .232/.344/.384 slash line with 14 home runs and 55 RBI in 479 plate appearances over 125 games for the New York Mets last year. Conforto, who declined his qualifying offer before the lockout, still has upside in real life in fantasy, though. He has an OPS of .824 in his seven big-league seasons and could be a nice mid-round bargain selection in fantasy, depending on where he winds up on the open market.

Outfielder Michael Conforto has declined the one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer from the New York Mets on Monday, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Instead, the 28-year old will take his chances on the free agent market in hopes of landing a multi-year deal. Conforto had his worst offensive season since 2016, slashing .232/.344/.384 with 14 HRs, 55 RBI, and 52 runs in 125 games. He still has plenty of upside, though, as he's managed to produce a career OPS of .824 across seven seasons. Conforto should be a mid-round pick in many fantasy leagues, capable of supplying power and RBI without hurting the batting average category too much.

The New York Mets extended qualifying offers to both outfielder Michael Conforto and starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard on Saturday for one year and $18.4 million. Syndergaard has missed the majority of the last two seasons after having Tommy John surgery in 2020 and experiencing a setback due to elbow inflammation. But before his injury, he was a Cy Young candidate with some of the hardest and nastiest stuff in the majors. There's a chance that Thor could accept the offer in hopes of rebounding with a healthy season and then capitalizing on the free-agent market next year. Conforto, an All-Star in 2017, hit just .232/.344/.384 with 14 home runs and 55 RBI in 406 at-bats over 125 games for the Mets in 2021.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto hit a two-run shot against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, part of a 2-for-4 day with two runs scored in a 6-5 loss. If Conforto's days as a Met are indeed coming to a close, he's finishing strong with a .375/.444/.708 slash line in his last seven games. Despite this season's struggles, Conforto has a career OPS of .825 with 132 home runs. He should bounce back in 2022, even as his draft stock would appear to have slipped considerably.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is on the bench for Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves, according to MLB.com. After good production most of his career, he's been merely league-average this season, slashing .228/.342/.376 with 13 HRs, 53 RBI, and 50 runs over 123 games. His only value comes in OBP leagues at this point. Kevin Pillar will start in the outfield and bat seventh in his place. Pillar brings a .229 average and .696 OPS into the game, while adding 15 HRs and four stolen bases in 122 games this season. Most of his success comes against left-handers, as he's slashed .242/.258/.425, so with righty Huascar Ynoa on the mound, he should be ignored on the waiver wire.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto may have played his last home game as a Met Thursday, and if that's the case he went out in style, batting 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored from the third spot in the lineup. Conforto's .718 OPS and 13 homers are surely disappointments, but he's finished strong with a .304/.385/.522 slash line in his last seven games and 26 plate appearances. He won't cost much in 2022 fantasy drafts, but his career track record suggests he could return good value.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto hit a monster home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins, launching a solo shot 469 feet over the left-center field fence. It was his only hit in four at-bats. Conforto now has 13 home runs in what has been a disappointing campaign for the free-agent-to-be. He's improved in the second half of the season, with a .762 OPS as opposed to a .639 number in the first half, but both are well below his career mark of .822. With 49 runs scored and 51 RBI in 394 at-bats, Conforto has underwhelmed at every turn, making him a potential value in 2022 drafts.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto isn't in the lineup on Wednesday. The Mets will take on the Boston Red Sox and left-handed starter Chris Sale but will do so with Conforto on the bench. The outfielder is batting .223 with a .339 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, and a stolen base in 445 plate appearances this season. It'll be Kevin Pillar starting in right field and batting eighth on Wednesday against Sale and the Red Sox. Fantasy managers are probably best off looking elsewhere for streaming help. Pillar is hitting .224 with a .271 on-base percentage, 15 home runs, and four stolen bases in 329 plate appearances this season.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 1-for-3 with a double and RBI in the Mets 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Friday. Conforto is now hitting .321/.394/.357 with four RBI and three runs scored over his last seven games (28 at-bats). While it has been a disappointing season for Conforto overall, given his poor .227 average to go with just 12 homers and 49 RBI, he is showing signs of life at the plate suggesting a bounce-back in 2022. Managers in dynasty formats should continue to remain patient with Conforto and see how he performs at the start of the 2022 campaign to determine whether 2021 was simply a one-off, down season for the 28-year old.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the Mets 10-3 win over the Yankees on Friday evening. Conforto is hitting a respectable .308/.400/.462 with one home run and six RBI over his last seven games (26 at-bats). That said, it has been a lost season for the 28-year old, so-to-be free agent. Over 341 at-bats, Conforto has hit just .223/.343/.378 with 12 home runs and 45 RBI. If Conforto can keep up his recent hot hitting, he can be useful for the final few weeks of the 2021 campaign for those fantasy managers still in the hunt for a championship and in need of outfield help. Managers in dynasty formats should remain patient and wait to see how Conforto performs in the early part of 2022, to determine if 2021 was simply a down year. Depending on where he plays in 2022, be it New York or another team with a solid lineup, he could be a potential bounce-back candidate.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went a combined 2-for-6 with a two-run home run, a walk, and three RBI in the Mets doubleheader sweep of the Miami Marlins on Monday. Conforto drove in the game-winner in Game 1 with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning giving the Mets a 6-5 walk-off win. In the nightcap, Conforto belted a two-run HR which proved to be the difference-maker in the Mets 3-1 win. Coming into Monday, Conforto had been just 2-for-19 (.105) over his prior eight games, so Monday's performance was a huge step in the right direction for the 28-year old who has struggled all season. Fantasy managers in redraft formats in need of outfield help may wish to take a flyer on Conforto in the event he can build off of Monday's clutch performance for the month of September.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto hit a clutch pinch-hit three-run home run in the Mets 5-3 win over the Nationals on Saturday. Conforto's home run in the bottom of the seventh inning was the difference maker as the Mets ended a four-game skid. Conforto had been hot earlier in August, but came into Saturday's contest just 1-for-13 over his last six games. Conforto was given the night off, but was eventually called on by manager Luis Rojas in the seventh inning and produced. Conforto has had a wretched season, batting just .218/.341/.365 with nine home runs and 33 RBI over 293 at-bats in 94 games. Expectations were high for Conforto coming into 2021, where he had posted a .322/.412/.927 line with a career-high .927 OPS, nine home runs, and 31 RBI in 202 at-bats in 2020. His metrics largely supported a repeat performance in 2021 with no signs of regression. Unfortunately, Conforto failed to live up to expectations. The talent, however, is there as we saw in 2019 and 2020. Fantasy managers in redraft formats in need of outfield help may wish to take a flyer on Conforto (if he has been dropped) in the event he can build off of Saturday's performance.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto isn't in Thursday's lineup for a matchup against the San Francisco Giants and left-handed starter Alex Wood. Conforto is batting .218 with a .340 on-base percentage and eight home runs in 344 plate appearances this season. He'll be replaced in right field by Kevin Pillar, who is batting seventh. You're probably better off looking elsewhere for streaming options on Thursday. Pillar is batting .207 with a .244 on-base percentage, 10 home runs, and a pair of stolen bases in 258 plate appearances for the Mets this season.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 2-for-6 with a double and RBI in the Mets 12 inning 6-2 win over the Giants on Wednesday. Conforto has now reached base safely over his last 17 games and is slashing .304/.391/.518 with two home runs, six doubles, and six RBI over that timeframe. Conforto appears to finally be awakening from a season-long slumber. Fantasy managers may wish to reinsert Conforto into lineups while this streak lasts. If he has been dropped, fantasy managers in need of help in the outfield for the last six weeks of the 2021 campaign should take a flyer on Conforto hoping that he can continue hitting well. Of course, expectations for high RBI totals should be held in check based on the poor Mets offense.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a walk in the Mets 14-4 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday. Conforto remains hot at the plate, now having slashed .409/.458/.636 with one home run and four RBI over his last seven games. Notwithstanding this latest hot streak, Conforto has had an abysmal 2021 campaign. Fantasy managers who have remained patient with Conforto may wish to reinsert him into lineups while this streak lasts. If he has been dropped in shallow redraft formats, fantasy managers may wish to take a flyer on Conforto for the last six-plus weeks of action in 2021.

New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Mets 2-1 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday. Conforto has, sneakily, been hot over his past seven games posting a .381/.409/.762 slash line with two home runs and four RBI over 21 at-bats. Despite the recent hot streak, Conforto has been a massive disappointment in 2021. He has posted a .216/.337/.365 slash line with just eight homers and 28 RBI over 81 games. Essentially, Conforto has really only had two decent stretches of hitting all season, both in August (including this present stretch), where he is batting .316 with four HR and six RBI. Fantasy managers who have remained patient with Conforto may wish to reinsert him into lineups now that his bat is hot, though expectations for production should remain tempered.