{"id":18434,"date":"2019-04-03T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=18434"},"modified":"2019-04-03T02:43:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:43:02","slug":"toronto-blue-jays-trade-kevin-pillar-san-francisco-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/04\/03\/toronto-blue-jays-trade-kevin-pillar-san-francisco-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Blue Jays Trade Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pillake01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Pillar<\/a> to free up a roster spot and cash.<\/p>\n<p>Pillar, the longest-tenured player on the Blue Jays, went to the San Francisco Giants for three prospects. Pillar was not part of the future in Toronto. This trade freed up money for another move they announced after this trade was finalized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the orange &amp; black, Kevin Pillar!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SFGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SFGiants<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jX1q0aPmos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jX1q0aPmos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SFGiants (@SFGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants\/status\/1113164748265152512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pillake01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Pillar<\/a> Brings to the Giants<\/h2>\n<p>In Pillar, the Giants get a 30-year-old\u00a0center fielder with a career .260 batting average, 55 home runs, and 231 RBI. Pillar was not traded for his offense. The Giants want\u00a0his defensive skills anchoring their outfield. Oracle Park is very spacious, especially towards right-center field, and Pillar&#8217;s defense was the key element in this trade for the Giants. Pillar is among\u00a0the elite defensive center fielders in the game, always in consideration for the Gold Glove Award.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd38 2015 Wilson Defensive Player of the year for CF<br \/>\ud83d\udd38 2015, 2016 &amp; 2017 Gold Glove Award Finalist <br \/>\ud83d\udd38 Since 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPILLAR4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KPILLAR4<\/a>&#39;s 56 defensive runs saved in the outfield are the 5th-most in the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SFGiants (@SFGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants\/status\/1113166343212195840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What the Blue Jays Get<\/h2>\n<p>The Blue Jays have now opened up a spot in the outfield for their number five prospect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alforan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Alford<\/a>. Alford figures to get an extended look in center field as the Blue Jays continue to build their\u00a0team around young players. The top player received from the Giants is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=depaul000jua&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan De Paula<\/a>, a right-handed\u00a0pitcher who is ranked 19th in the Giants minor league system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIAL: We&#39;ve acquired INF Alen Hanson, RHP Derek Law and RHP Juan De Paula from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SFGiants<\/a> in exchange for OF Kevin Pillar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rq5c1Vu58M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rq5c1Vu58M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1113107132419731456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Blue Jays Extend Randal Grichuk<\/h2>\n<p>In a busy day for the Blue Jays, they later announced a five-year contract extension for outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grichra01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randal Grichuk.<\/a> The extension for the 27-year-old confirms that he will be part of the rebuild. A five-year, $52 million contract is very reasonable and allows Toronto to still have the flexibility to sign players or trade Grichuk if there are other needs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Outfielder Randal Grichuk is in agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays on a five-year, $52 million extension, a league source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Grichuk was set to be a free agent after the 2020 season. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShiDavidi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ShiDavidi<\/a> had the agreement first.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1113218252287762432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Blue Jays Outlook<\/h2>\n<p>While all of baseball is waiting for the any-day-now arrival of mega-prospect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=guerre002vla\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vladimir\u00a0Guerrero Jr.<\/a>, Alford is getting the first crack.\u00a0 As the top-ranked outfielder in the Blue Jays system, Alford should see plenty of playing time.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"NvZrrC9QRvBpf6Vt_POo1w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1133307127\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NvZrrC9QRvBpf6Vt_POo1w',sig:'qqVyBhKzYHdeN_aMsQPneoplC8_pj7PxjPBLixsdjFA=',w:'594px',h:'364px',items:'1133307127',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder Kevin Pillar to free up a roster spot and cash. Pillar, the longest-tenured player on the Blue Jays, went to the San Francisco Giants for three prospects. Pillar was not part of the future in Toronto. This trade freed up money for another move they announced after this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":18447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,31],"tags":[547,91,36],"class_list":["post-18434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bluejays","category-featured","category-giants","tag-kevin-pillar","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-toronto-blue-jays"],"modified_by":"Evan Thompson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}