MLB Free Agency: 5 potential landing spots for Michael Conforto

At the outset of the MLB offseason, Mike Petriello of MLB.com wrote that the biggest need on the Rangers roster was everything. They filled two of those needs Sunday when they inked a seven-year/$175 million deal with AL MVP finalist Marcus Semien and followed that up with a four-year deal for righty Jon Gray, but they still have a lot of work to do. If you added Conforto to a lineup that also includes Nate Lowe and Adolis García, Texas would begin to have a formidable lineup.

A right-handed hitter like Nick Castellanos may be a better fit, but the Brewers unquestionably need to add another middle-of-the-order bat this offseason. They have arguably the best starting rotation in baseball, led by NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes. And assuming they don't trade Josh Hader, the Brewers bullpen -- which also includes former NL Rookie of the Year Devin Williams -- is also a very strong unit. If the Brewers can add an impact bat like Conforto and get a bounce-back year from Christian Yelich, they could very well be a World Series contender in 2022.

The White Sox would probably qualify as a suitor that would be more interested in signing Conforto to a one-year deal in excess of $20 million than a long-term pact. Yoelqui Cespedes probably isn't too far away from joining Luis Robert and Eloy Jiménez, but a year of Conforto hitting in the middle of Tony La Russa's lineup would probably increase the White Sox chances of winning a World Series.

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The Phillies don't have a ton of room to work with under the luxury tax threshold, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has talked about adding another left-handed bat to the middle of a lineup that also includes reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper. The Phillies also need a starting left fielder to replace Andrew McCutchen. So Conforto would kill two birds with one stone for the Phillies. It's just a question of whether Kyle Schwarber -- who won't cost as much and won't require surrendering any draft compensation -- would be a better fit.

The Braves also fall under the category of teams who would be more likely to make an expensive investment in Conforto on a one-year basis, rather than a long-term pact. Alex Anthopoulos got a tremendous return on the one-year/$23 million deal that he signed Josh Donaldson to ahead of the 2019 season, and probably wouldn't hesitate to sign Conforto to a similar deal. Despite being the defending World Series Champions, the Braves could stand to add a veteran to an outfield that likely won't get Ronald Acuña Jr. back until at least May.