{"id":424795,"date":"2022-04-01T06:51:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T03:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/michael-conforto-mystery-solved-for-mets-dominic-smith\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T06:51:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T03:51:39","slug":"michael-conforto-mystery-solved-for-mets-dominic-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-conforto-mystery-solved-for-mets-dominic-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"#Michael Conforto mystery solved for Mets&#8217; Dominic Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28141e828d6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28141e828d6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-conforto-mystery-solved-for-mets-dominic-smith\/#%E2%80%9CMichael_Conforto_mystery_solved_for_Mets_Dominic_Smith%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Michael Conforto mystery solved for Mets&#8217; Dominic Smith&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMichael_Conforto_mystery_solved_for_Mets_Dominic_Smith%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Michael Conforto mystery solved for Mets&#8217; Dominic Smith&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 Dominic Smith has not been able to text Michael Conforto for much of the offseason, and now he thinks he knows why.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has resisted reaching out to his buddy to ask why he has not signed with a team yet \u2014 now with under a week before the regular season begins \u2014 wanting to be courteous and not intrude.<\/p>\n<p>So the revelation from Scott Boras on Wednesday that Conforto injured his right shoulder diving in a drill in January, which has slowed his market, made a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody knew. We all were pretty much wondering the same thing, like, What\u2019s going on?\u201d Smith said Thursday before the Mets hosted the Nationals at Clover Park. \u201cIt\u2019s a weird situation where you don\u2019t want to hit somebody up and ask like, \u2018Hey, why haven\u2019t you signed yet?\u2019 You just want everything to play out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conforto\u2019s agent told The Post\u2019s Joel Sherman that the outfielder asked to delay contract talks until Conforto\u2019s shoulder was fully healed. The 28-year-old\u2019s swing plane now is \u201cnormal,\u201d Boras said, and he is working out for teams in Arizona.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21740020-1648784068855.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Dominic Smith and Michael Conforto\" class=\"wp-image-21740063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21740020-1648784068855.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21740020-1648784068855.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21740020-1648784068855.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dominic Smith and Michael Conforto<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin; N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad, but I\u2019m hopeful for him,\u201d Smith said, \u201cand hopefully a team out there signs him because he\u2019s still a great player. He\u2019s still super young.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>With Conforto\u2019s talent, he could be looking at \u201ca couple hundred million dollars\u201d one day, Smith said. But his 2021 season \u2014 in which he hit .232 with 14 home runs in a down year \u2014 surely has hurt his market.<\/p>\n<p>As has the fact the Mets extended a qualifying offer, which Boras and Conforto rejected. Whatever non-Mets team that signs him will owe the Mets a draft pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s tough. I don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s going on with his situation, how [the qualifying offer] affects him,\u201d said pal Jeff McNeil, who also had not heard until now about the injury. \u201cBut I know that being tied to his signing might make some teams sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boras did not offer a time frame concerning when Conforto will sign with a team, but said, \u201cThere\u2019s a great deal of interest in this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mets, who imported outfielders Starling Marte and Mark Canha, have not shown interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all super close with him,\u201d said Smith, who has played in the majors alongside Conforto since 2017. \u201cObviously, once he signs, we\u2019re going to be in contact and I\u2019m sure talk a bunch.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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