Today marks the start of MLB free agency, but before the San Francisco Giants can get to signing Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jung-hoo Lee, Cody Bellinger, and Blake Snell, while trading for Mike Trout and Juan Soto, they must first figure out who is on the roster. And while it went down to the wire in terms of being announced, the final domino has fallen: outfielder Michael Conforto has opted in to the final year of his contract, and will return to the Giants for $18 million.
Michael Conforto has opted in and will make $18M for Giants in 2024
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 6, 2023
Conforto’s decision comes after left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea opted out of the final year of his deal, while the Giants picked up a team option for right-handed pitcher Alex Cobb.