SAN FRANCISCO — There might not be a bigger hot-button topic in the Mets’ organization than Michael Conforto, still regarded as a building block in the team’s future, even if the details are a little hazy.
After bursting on the scene for the final two months last season and helping the team reach the World Series, the Mets’ 2014 first-round draft selection has bounced between the majors and Triple-A Las Vegas this year in a “puzzling” regression, according to general manager Sandy Alderson.
Conforto, 23, has a .218/.297/.414 slash line with 11 homers and 33 RBIs in two stints with the Mets this season.