Why Isn’t Michael Conforto Getting More Criticism for the Horrible Year He’s Having?

I know that he came back this year from a major injury. But considering that he was an All-Star last year and is now in his 4th season in the big leagues, a .232/14HR/39RBI line just isn’t cutting it at all. Yet, Conforto continues to get the benefit of the doubt from the press along with a handful of excuses for why he’s struggled all season long. Funny that.