Michael Conforto Ranked on MLB Network's "Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now!"

MICHAEL CONFORTO RANKED NINTH ON MLB NETWORK’S

TOP 10 CENTER FIELDERS RIGHT NOW! COUNTDOWN

MLB Network’s Top 100 Players Right Now! Countdown

Runs from February 14-16

February 12, 2018 – New York Mets center fielder Michael Conforto ranked ninth on MLB Network’s annual Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now! program this past Saturday, marking the final installment of the 10-part series. Conforto, who makes his debut on the position’s countdown, finished one spot ahead of the Diamondbacks’ A.J. Pollock and one spot behind the Dodgers’ Chris Taylor.

In addition to Conforto, the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard ranked seventh on Top 10 Starting Pitchers Right Now! last week and Yoenis Céspedes ranked second onTop 10 Left Fielders Right Now! two weeks ago.

Hosted by MLB Network’s Brian Kenny alongside MLB Network analysts, each Top 10 Right Now! ranking takes into account player performance over the last two seasons, a number of offensive and defensive metrics, both advanced Statcast data and traditional numbers, and expert analysis by the MLB Network research team.Marking its eighth season, MLB Network’s Top 10 Right Now! series features analysis from MLB Network on-air personalities, plus roundtable discussion from President of SABR Vince Gennaro, The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh and MLB.com analyst Mike Petriello.

The complete ranking for MLB Network’s top-10 center fielders is listed below and an embeddable recap on Conforto can be seen here:

Top 10 Center Fielders Right Now!

1.            Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

2.            Tommy Pham, St. Louis Cardinals

3.            Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies

4.            George Springer, Houston Astros

5.            Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee Brewers

6.            Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers

7.            Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Rays

8.            Chris Taylor, Los Angeles Dodgers

9.            Michael Conforto, New York Mets

10.          A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks