SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — He just turned 30. He bats left-handed. He boasts a career 124 OPS+ — the same as Nolan Arenado and Rafael Devers — and he was a free agent this winter. By those measures, you'd expect a bidding war for a long-term centerpiece. But Michael Conforto was a special case.
San Francisco Giants' Michael Conforto hits a home run during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Scottsdale, Ariz., Thursday, March 9, 2023. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — He just turned 30. He bats left-handed. He boasts a career 124 OPS+ — the same as Nolan Arenado and Rafael Devers — and he was a free agent this winter. By those measures, you’d expect a bidding war for a long-term centerpiece. But Michael Conforto was a special case.
Early on, Conforto is providing reason for such hope. A full 17 months removed from his last action against major-league pitching, he has come out swinging in spring training. In seven games so far, Conforto has homered three times, posting an overall line of .263/.318/.737, striking out eight times and walking twice.
, in league with winter headliners such as Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Trea Turner. In that span, Conforto batted .265, took plenty of walks and blasted 97 homers.“You need the physical build-up,” Kapler said. “But you remember how to do this, and if you just let your body take over, I think that's an example of what's happened with Michael. He's healthy. So his natural athleticism is taking over, and he's having success.
“Like Gabe says, it’s a useful reset,” Conforto said. “There’s some truth to that, for sure. You’re able to view everything from a different perspective not being in the thick of a season, taking a look at your career, looking at the things you did well when you had a great year, the things you didn’t do so well when you didn’t have a good year. So you can use that in a positive way.”
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