3 years agoNew York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is not in the Mets starting lineup for their game against the Phillies on Saturday. Brandon Drury will be playing right field and batting fifth against Ranger Suarez. Manager Luis Rojas indicated that Conforto is available off of the bench. With Conforto, Dominic Smith, and Jeff McNeill all sitting against Suarez, the Mets are stacking their lineup with right-handed bats in an attempt to jump-start a putrid offense that has done little over the past few weeks. Overall, Conforto has been miserable in 2021 rancidly batting .201./331/.329 with just six home runs and 24 RBI in 74 games. In redraft formats, Conforto is borderline droppable at this point, particularly if he ends up losing playing time to Drury and/or Kevin Pillar. At the very least, Conforto should be on all fantasy benches until he shows consistent signs of production at the plate.--Nick Ritrivi - RotoBaller
Source: Tim Healey on Twitter