Conforto went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run, his third long ball of the spring, in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Braves.

EDGE Analysis

The 24-year-old's path to a spot on the big league roster seems to be getting clearer with Brandon Nimmo (hamstring) still not back in action and Juan Lagares (oblique) getting hurt as well Saturday, but the Mets have said consistently this spring that they'd like to see Conforto get regular at-bats, something that wouldn't happen even as the fourth outfielder in the majors. With the team running out of healthy outfielders, though, the sweet-swinging lefty's development may have to wait.