Should the Mets see Juan Soto sign elsewhere despite their efforts to prioritize his signing this offseason, the team would likely still see the outfield as a place to bring in some help in free agency. As Brian Salvatore wrote the other day, Anthony Santander is an option to give the Mets some power in right field, assuming the team remains open to upgrading the position from the incumbent Starling Marte.
That line of thought brings us to a familiar name in Michael Conforto. Having spent the first seven years of his major league career with the Mets, Conforto signed with the Giants after hitting free agency for the first time following the 2021 season.