After a very boring month of January, things finally started to pick up in early February around the baseball world. Beyond the headline-grabbing moves of the past weeks, a handful of former Blue Jays have been on the move.
The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a minor-league contract with former SF Giants outfielder Kevin Pillar, according to a report by Steven Adams of MLB Trade Rumors.
The Braves have officially moved on in left field. They declined Eddie Rosario’s option and acquired the much younger Jarred Kelenic in a trade with the Mariners earlier this offseason.
Longtime elite defensive outfielder Kevin Pillar has signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Per Steve Adams of MLBTradeRumors on "X:" Source: #WhiteSox are signing veteran OF Kevin Pillar to a minor league deal.
The White Sox may have found their opening day right fielder. According to Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors, the White Sox have signed outfielder Kevin Pillar to a minor-league deal.
After a flurry of moves during the offseason, the Atlanta Braves find themselves with three open roster spots on the bench. I assume that one of those spots will be filled by Luis Guillorme and maybe a second will be filled by David Fletcher.
The Braves didn’t have many positional needs this offseason, but they did need to replace Eddie Rosario and Kevin Pillar, who split time in left field this past season.
With the 2023 season officially in the rearview, the Phillies made waves early on in the offseason by re-signing Aaron Nola to a seven-year, $172 million contract, solidifying the top of their rotation for years to come.
With this week's conclusion of the World Series, the 2023 season can officially conclude. No external free agents can be signed for five days after the World Series, but all players with expiring contracts have officially become free agents. For the Atlanta Braves, there's officially two: outfielder Kevin Pillar and reliever Jesse Chavez.
With the Braves offseason officially beginning after a devastating loss to the Phillies in the NLDS, it’s the time of the year for personnel decisions.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Kevin Pillar posted what seems to be a "goodbye" message on his social media on Sunday morning. Pillar, 34, signed a one-year "split" or "two-way" contract in January, guaranteeing him a spot in the Minor Leagues as well as a $3M salary if he made the MLB roster.
Nick Castellanos became the first player in MLB history to hit two homers in back-to-back postseason games, propelling the Phillies back to the NLCS.
Atlanta Braves lefty Hayden Harris's last official game action was in AA Mississippi on September 10th, against the Tennessee Smokies. He was in Florida,
The Braves have gotten some unlikely heroics from their bench this season, which has been a theme over the past few years. Yesterday, it was Kevin Pillar, who came up with the game-tying hit in the 9th inning off of All-Star closer David Bednar, leading to a much-needed Braves win.
Among the various moves the Los Angeles Dodgers made last year to fill out their organizational depth was signing Kevin Pillar to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invite to Spring Training.
Prior to the 2022 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kevin Pillar to a Minor League contract as an insurance policy and to provide them with veteran depth within the organization.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were unusually quiet at the trade deadline, but they may still be getting a boost for the stretch run regardless. Injured Dodgers outfielder Kevin Pillar told reporters this week that he is surprisingly ahead of schedule in his recovery from a left shoulder fracture and could return by the end of the regular season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar for the rest of the 2022 MLB season.
Manager Dave Roberts said that Pillar is weighing his treatment options, with surgery a possibility.
Pillar hit 15 home runs, had 47 runs batted in and produced a .231/.277/.455 slash line across 347 plate appearances in 124 games..
Kevin Pillar has been back in the lineup for nearly two weeks since returning from suffering broken bones in his face after being hit by a pitch. He is now sporting some different protective equipment while he plays.
Kevin Pillar is disappointed with spectators who are making fun of him for wearing a protective mask due to multiple nasal fractures he suffered during a game last month.
While Pillar indicated it will take up to four to six weeks for the fractured bones in his nose to fully heal, he’s expected to be back in the starting lineup during the Mets’ series with the Diamondbacks.
Kevin Pillar had a scary incident two weeks ago, but he does not seem to be shaken by it. Pillar was hit by a pitch in the face against the Atlanta Braves on May 17.
Pillar is somehow maintaining a remarkably positive perspective in the wake of a terrifying incident earlier this week when he was hit by a pitch during a game against the Atlanta Braves.
New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar was involved in one of the scariest scenes of the 2021 MLB season, to date, when he was hit in the face with a 95-mph fastball Monday night.
At this point, there’s no clearly defined timeline for when Pillar might return. If (or when) Pillar is ultimately placed on the injured list, he’ll be added to a staggering number of outfielders on the IL for the Mets.
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