Report: Dodgers agree to 1-year, $17M deal with Conforto

The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their outfield corps, agreeing to a one-year, $17-million deal with free agent Michael Conforto, sources told ESPN's Alden González.

Conforto, 31, spent the last two seasons with the San Francisco Giants, where he primarily faced right-handed pitching as one half of a left-field platoon. In 130 games last year, he hit .237/.309/.450 with 20 home runs and 66 RBIs.

In Los Angeles, he'll likely continue to serve as a platoon bat who can start in either corner outfield spot against righties.

Conforto joins a group of outfielders that also includes James Outman, Tommy Edman, and Chris Taylor. Edman, currently slated to be the Dodgers' center fielder, could be a potential platoon partner for Conforto based on his superior splits against left-handed pitching.

Signing Conforto does not take the Dodgers out of the race to re-sign outfielder Teoscar Hernández, sources told Feinsand. Hernández's reported preference is to remain with the Dodgers, where he was a key member of their World Series-winning club.

The Dodgers are hoping that leaving San Francisco will help Conforto rediscover the form that made him an All-Star in 2017. Conforto struggled to hit at Oracle Park while with the Giants, putting up a .632 OPS with three homers in 58 home games last season compared to .852 with 17 homers on the road.

Conforto is a lifetime .251/.348/.456 hitter with 167 home runs and 520 RBIs across parts of nine seasons with the Giants and New York Mets.