Conforto Hopes Giants Don’t Trade Him as Deadline Approaches originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Michael Conforto expects not to receive any calls from Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and the front office for the next day or so.
That’s because he expects to remain in San Francisco past the July 30 MLB trade deadline.
The veteran outfielder has been linked to teams in trade rumors ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. PT deadline, and the Giants reportedly I believe they could move Conforto without having to pay anything on the remaining contract.
However, Conforto doesn’t want to go anywhere. When speaking with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Alex Pavlovic, George Kontos and Rich Aurilia on “Giants Postgame Live” after San Francisco win 5-4 over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Oracle Park, Conforto was asked how closely he plans to follow all of the deadline action.
“I hope I can hang with these guys.”
Conforto wants to stay with the Giants as the MLB trade deadline approaches pic.twitter.com/ZAPdZQG2ml
– SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) July 28, 2024
“I’m going to try to get away from it,” Conforto said. “I think, obviously, for me, being a free agent, it’s different for me. I hope I can stick with these guys. I had a great time, regardless of what happened on the field, these are just good people here. The team, everyone on this club, everyone in this organization has been great, so I’m going to try to get away for a minute, hope I don’t get any calls and we’ll see what happens.
Atlético Jim Bowden reported in his last column that the Giants continue to listen to offers from Conforto and other veteran players.
“The Giants also continue to listen to — with the intention of upgrading, not downgrading — Michael Conforto, Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores,” Bowden wrote.
Conforto signed a two-year, $36 million contract with the Giants ahead of the 2023 MLB season, and while he has shown flashes of his All-Star potential, the 31-year-old hasn’t exactly lived up to his hopes or expectations. of team. yet.
In his first season with San Francisco, Conforto batted .239/.334/.384 with 15 home runs and 58 RBI in 470 plate appearances after missing the entire 2022 season with a shoulder injury. This season, Conforto is batting just .225/.299/.411 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 311 plate appearances.
Although his 2024 season didn’t go according to plan, after benefiting from his first fully healthy offseason In a little while, Conforto hopes to remain with the Giants after Tuesday’s deadline and finish the season strong.
