Headlines

  • Mike Shildt Steps Down As Padres Manager
  • Tigers Extended Manager A.J. Hinch Earlier This Season
  • Munetaka Murakami To Be Posted This Offseason
  • Cody Bellinger To Opt Out Of Contract With Yankees
  • Angels, Albert Pujols Discussing Managerial Deal
  • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Athletics
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Giants, Blue Jays Discussing Potential Kevin Pillar Swap

By Jeff Todd | April 2, 2019 at 10:45am CDT

10:49am: The clubs are close on some kind of trade, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on Twitter.

It’s frankly possible to imagine a variety of scenarios. Speculatively, the Giants could send some veteran pitching to Toronto, or the potential transaction could involve prospects or even other teams.

10:45am: The Giants are engaged with the Blue Jays in trade talks regarding Toronto outfielder Kevin Pillar, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link). It’s not clear how likely a deal is at this point.

This is hardly a typical time of year for swaps to come together, except in cases of 40-man roster casualties. But there may yet be some unfinished business around the league. These two organizations are among several that could conceivably allow the offseason to drag into the 2019 campaign. Neither figures to contend this year, but both have significant resources and are surely interested in finding creative ways to improve their outlook for the near future.

Pillar has been on the Giants’ radar for some time now. He’s a defensive standout who hasn’t managed to produce consistently at the plate. With a $5.8MM salary, Pillar isn’t cheap but is also a rather affordable asset for teams in these tax brackets. He’s controllable via arbitration for one more season to come.

 

Share Repost Send via email

Newsstand San Francisco Giants Toronto Blue Jays Kevin Pillar

Jacob Nix Will Attempt To Rehab UCL Injury
Main
Tonight Only – Turn $5 Into $5,000 At DraftKings
View Comments (19)
Post a Comment

19 Comments

  1. acarneglia

    7 years ago

    Kevin Pillar is someone I always hate to see when they play the Yankees. Dudes a beast.

    3
    Reply
    • PopeMarley

      7 years ago

      Your standards must be really low, because the dude is a below average player.

      Reply
    • turner9

      7 years ago

      Being a Jays fan. I appreciate the kind words for Pillar.

      But Beast?

      Hes below average with the bat and currently slightly above average defensively

      If we can get SF to take him. Do it!

      Reply
      • acarneglia

        7 years ago

        Always seemed to play well against the Yankees

        Reply
        • its_happening

          7 years ago

          Pillar was a beast in AAA. You know who isn’t? Alford. Now a guy overmatched in AAA gets an opportunity in the major leagues. Can’t wait.

          Reply
        • Christian Larsen

          7 years ago

          That changed quickly via Brito acquisition

          Reply
      • jorge78

        7 years ago

        That’s what he meant. He turns it up a notch against the Yankees.

        Reply
  2. arc89

    7 years ago

    Duggar is the only young outfielder on the team. Giants need a power hitter besides Belt there is very little power in that lineup.

    Reply
  3. ThePriceWasRight

    7 years ago

    Like Pillar from a fan standpoint but yes, make room for Alford.

    Reply
  4. gmenfan

    7 years ago

    Done. Hanson and Law going to TOR. Reed DFAd.

    Reply
    • VTGiant

      7 years ago

      Seems like Giants really swung the best end of this deal.

      Reply
  5. wjf010

    7 years ago

    Won’t get away with any slurs in San Francisco.

    Reply
  6. bigdaddyt

    7 years ago

    Get a deal done jays. Let’s eat that salary and officially be paying more for players to play for other teams than our own. Current jays payroll is roughly 65 million and are paying an additional near 60 for players to play elsewhere

    Reply
    • jorge78

      7 years ago

      Wow! Poor planning?

      Reply
    • iverbure

      7 years ago

      Why do fans still not understand tanking? I bet you think finishing 6th place in either league is great, when in fact it’s the worst spot to finish. It’s better to be last than be 6th in the league and miss the playoffs by a game. It’s not hard to figure out.

      Reply
  7. Balk

    7 years ago

    Don’t do it Giants.

    Reply
  8. nutbunnies

    7 years ago

    “This is hardly a typical time of year for swaps to come together”

    Yeah, except teams seemingly started their offseason planning in January so you get this

    Reply
  9. Tom Price

    7 years ago

    Pillar is as overrated as they come,

    Reply
  10. ReverieDays

    7 years ago

    Pillar might not want to call people the F word in San Francisco like he did in Toronto.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Mike Shildt Steps Down As Padres Manager

    Tigers Extended Manager A.J. Hinch Earlier This Season

    Munetaka Murakami To Be Posted This Offseason

    Cody Bellinger To Opt Out Of Contract With Yankees

    Angels, Albert Pujols Discussing Managerial Deal

    Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026

    Rangers Hire Skip Schumaker As Manager

    Albert Pujols To Interview For Angels’ Managerial Vacancy, May Be “Leading Choice”

    Bill Schmidt Will Not Return As Rockies’ GM

    Brian Snitker Will Not Return As Braves’ Manager In 2026

    Angels To Have New Manager In 2026

    Rays Sale To Patrick Zalupski’s Group Officially Completed

    Guardians Promote Chase DeLauter For Wild Card Series

    Bruce Bochy Will Not Return As Rangers Manager Amid Financial Uncertainty

    Liam Hendriks Undergoes Ulnar Nerve Transposition Surgery

    Twins Fire Rocco Baldelli

    Giants Fire Bob Melvin

    Pirates Sign Manager Don Kelly To Extension

    Pete Alonso To Opt Out Of Mets Contract, Enter Free Agency

    Padres Place Ramón Laureano On Injured List Due To Finger Fracture

    Recent

    Offseason Outlook: Chicago White Sox

    Tobias Myers, Ben Casparius Added To NLCS Rosters

    White Sox Outright Fletcher, Julks, Peguero, White

    Pirates Claim Will Robertson, Designate Ryan Kreidler

    Blue Jays Notes: Santander, Bichette, Rotation

    Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat, Today 3pm CT

    Sandy Alomar Sr. Passes Away

    Submit Your Questions For This Week’s Episode Of The MLBTR Podcast

    Rob Thomson Will Return As Phillies’ Manager In 2026

    Mike Shildt Steps Down As Padres Manager

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Every MLB Trade In July
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Tim Dierkes' MLB Mailbag
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2026-27 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version