Michael Conforto (OF, NYM) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues

OWNED IN: 35% Fleaflicker

ANALYSIS: Michael Conforto is now an everyday starter for the New York Mets. He's also been one of the club's strongest hitters over the first few weeks of the season. In fact, he's been one of the best outfielders in all of baseball, sporting a stellar .338/.429/.615 line with three home runs and 13 RBI. To put things in perspective, his 1.044 OPS ranks eighth in the league, above Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado and reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson. Still just 23 years old, Conforto is one of the most promising young sluggers in the game. Perhaps the most surprising part is his slightly above-average strikeout percentage, which right now rests at 18.2%. Usually, rookie longballers have the tendency to strike out at a much higher rate. Conforto seems to have no real drawbacks to his game, and it really is a mystery why Conforto is so thinly owned.