The San Francisco Giants effectively traded the New York Mets a superstar for a former star.
Days after parting ways with Carlos Correa, the Giants have reached an agreement with outfielder Michael Conforto on a two-year, $36 million deal, multiple outlets reported Friday morning. The pact includes an opt-out after the first year.
San Francisco needs 2023 to be a great year for Conforto, which missed all of 2022 while recovering from throwing arm shoulder surgery. The left-handed slugger had struggled in 2021 after four stellar seasons with the Mets. From 2017 to 2020, Conforto homered 97 with an .864 OPS and 134 OPS+ and earned an All-Star selection.
The 29-year-old was the last top bat on the open market, making his union with the Giants even bigger for the club. On Tuesday, they postponed Correa’s introductory press conference after raising concerns about his physique. After choosing not to re-engage with his agent, Scott Boras, who also represents Conforto, Correa signed a new contract with the Mets.
With Conforto, the Giants filled their starting outfield. They signed Mitch Haniger earlier in free agency, re-signed Joc Pederson and still have Mike astrzemski. Conforto has held all three positions at different times, but has mostly played right-court since 2019.
The Giants weren’t done Friday, locking up reliever Taylor Rogers on a three-year, $33 million deal, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Rogers, the twin brother of San Francisco reliever Tyler Rogers, was an All-Star in 2021 with the Twins. The southpaw has been one of the best setup men in the game since entering the majors in 2016, but struggled as the Padres came closer last year. He finished the 2022 campaign with the Brewers, generating a 4.76 ERA between the two clubs.
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