Today we found out two very important bits of information; one, Michael Conforto is rooting for Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in this year’s Super Bowl, and two, there have been no talks of extension between the Mets and the all-star outfielder, yet.

In a call Tuesday evening, Conforto noted that he hasn’t spoken to Sandy Alderson or the Mets since November, and even then, that conversation did not revolve around a possible extension. However, he added that he expects discussions to progress soon.

“I don’t want it to linger into the season,” he said in a call for the Thurman Munson Dinner tonight, as reported first by MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. This means any extension discussions would preferably happen before or during Spring Training. 

Conforto, a home-grown talent, has been an effective outfielder for the Mets since he came up in 2015. In 2017, he won his first and only bid to the National League All-Star team, a year where he hit 27 home runs and knocked in 68 RBIs. He hasn’t slowed down since, hitting at least 25 home runs in each of the following two seasons before plating 31 RBIs over a .322 batting average during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. 

Conforto also spoke about the potential Mets’ signing of the 2020 National League Cy Young Award Winner Trevor Bauer, who, as the best free-agent starter on the market, has been a hot topic across the league for months now. 

“If you’re asking me if we want pitching, of course we want pitching. I guess that’s the short answer,” he said, per Tim Healey, Mets’ beat writer for Newsday. “We felt like we hit the ball pretty well last year so any time you are talking about bringing in the top pitcher on the market, that’s always a good thing,” he added, as reported by New York Post reporter Mike Puma. 

Many fans online have speculated that any signing of Bauer could place the Mets, who are already sitting on a payroll nearing $200 million, in a position where they struggle to resign key pieces like Conforto, pitcher Noah Syndergaard, or newly acquired shortstop Francisco Lindor, all of whom are free agents following the 2021 season.

However, only time will tell, and in the meantime, Conforto will be presented with yet another award. This time, it’s a Thurman Munson Award, honoring a player “for success and inspiration on the fields of play, and community spirits off the field”, according to DiComo.