the New York Mets and free agent gardener Kevin Enxampar have a one-year deal, pending a physical exam, well-known SNY journalist Andy Martino tweets. It is expected to be a Major League Pact, Adds Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Veteran ‘Superman’ Pillar would be the second notable addition to the gardens in the last week for the Mets, who previously signed former Cubs Albert Almora Jr.
Like Almora, Pillar will provide depth in the Mets ’gardens that, at least for now, is scheduled to start left-handers Brandon Nimmo, Michael Conforto and Dominic Smith in 2021.
Of course, this could be subject to change if the Mets make another major acquisition to sign, say, Jackie Bradley Jr., the best-ranked center fielder in free agency, or get a trade for third base / Cubs gardener. , Kris Bryant. Mets fans would probably prefer a high-profile move like this, but it’s possible the team will simply start the year with the cast it has and a lower-cost pick like Pillar.
Now 32, Pillar is best known for his 2013-19 career in Toronto, during which he established himself as a world-class defender in Central Garden. Pillar spent most of 2019 as the Giants after they acquired him from the Boards, and split last season between the Red Sox and the Rockies.
Statistically, the Catch defense isn’t in its best form (it combined minus-6 saved defensive runs and a 2019-20 Ultimate Zone Rating 2019-20), but it has experience in all three positions in the gardens.
Catching has never been a big offensive threat, but a team could certainly do worse than him as a service option. He is a lifelong 262/299/408 batter with 82 homers and 88 stolen bases in three thousand three-486 appearances on the plate.
Kevin Andrew Pillar (his full name), 1.83 meters tall and weighing 90 pounds, set his personal best of 106 WRC + last season, when he dropped 288/336/462, connected 06 : 00 home runs and stole 5 bases in 223 innings.