The internet can be a cruel place, but it can also be hilarious.
On Monday afternoon, when the New York Post’s Jon Heyman broke the news that former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Michael Conforto had signed a one-year minor-league deal with the Chicago Cubs, well, let’s just say the Boys in Blue’s X turned into a late-night comedy club.
Conforto arrived in Los Angeles last offseason on aone-year, $17 million prove-it contract. He was the Dodgers’ everyday left fielder and was expected to be the missing piece of a lineup that already featured former MVPs Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts.
Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman’s thinking was simple: put a career 120 OPS+ bat inside Dodger Stadium and let the ballpark do the rest. Instead, the ballpark watched him unravel.
Conforto hit a career-low .199 with just 12 home runs and 36 RBI. He had a .333 slugging percentage that felt like a typo every time it flashed on the scoreboard. By October, he wasn’t just struggling — he was invisible. Benched.Left off the postseason roster.Replaced in left field by Kiké Hernández, who did what Kiké Hernández does in October and helped power the Dodgers to a second straight World Series title.
So when the Cubs offered Conforto a lifeline on Monday, Dodgers fans offered punchlines.
Heartbroken. Dodgers legend. Will be missed. 💔https://t.co/u2PIxNeT1p
“The Dodgers traded Michael Conforto for Kyle Tucker,” one fan cracked, pointing out the obvious that Tucker was with the Cubs last year and Conforto with the Dodgers.
“How on earth will we ever move on?” asked one Dodgers fan.
“This legendary Dodger will be missed dearly,” another posted, sarcasm dripping like pine tar in July.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
