The Los Angeles Dodgers stubbornly held on to Michael Conforto for the entirety of the regular season. At first, it seemed reasonable. At 32, Conforto is older, but it's not like he was completely over the hill.
After all, it was just a year ago that the longtime New York Met put up 20 homers and a 112 wRC+ for the rival San Francisco Giants. Sure, he defense was atrocious, but with a career .811 OPS against righties, there was a thought that maybe the lefty-swinging outfielder could be a potent platoon bat at minimum.
However, April faded into May and then May to June, and Conforto hadn't hit.