WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When Michael Conforto made the NL All-Star team a year ago, he became the first homegrown Mets position player to do so since Daniel Murphy in 2014. And prior to that, David Wright and Jose Reyes were just about the team’s only representatives.
And though the spotlight remains squarely on the pitching staff — and rightfully so — the Mets know they can’t simply rely on an injury-prone rotation to shake off last season’s disappointment.
Conforto, who is expected to miss the first month of the regular season rehabbing his dislocated shoulder, Amed Rosario, Dominic Smith and Brandon Nimmo are among the position players the Mets are hoping finally break through from prospect to star.