Kevin Pillar went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a blowout victory over the Orioles on Sunday. Pillar's homer gives the outfielder seven on the season, with this one being a solo blast off of Pedro Araujo in the fifth inning. [...] (více...)

When visiting another place, I want to taste the cuisine and visit the places that give the locals pride. Now that I think about it, the places that make the locals want to puke as well. Yes, I'm a rubbernecker. I have never once inquired about a pillar of the community. They are reliable, respected, and provide essential support yet.....boooorrring. Same goes for fantasy baseball. There are players we get excited about and others that are.....boooorrring. Kevin Pillar (65.8% owned - decrease of 11.1%) is one of those players. His ADP was 212.7 in ESPN leagues. Currently, he has a triple slash of .260/.302/.435 with 5 home runs and 9 stolen bases. The projection systems have him ending the season with 13 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 635 plate appearances. There were 14 players in all of baseball that ended with at least 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases last season. Now, he doesn't walk much (5.4%) and chases a ton of pitches outside the strike zone (40.2%). With that said, he doesn't strike out often (17.8%), will provide an ISO around .145, and have a batting average around .265. He's batting fifth in the Blue Jays lineup and will sometimes get slotted into the two-hole. Digging into the 2018 numbers for Pillar, I noticed that he's been experiencing some drastic splits. Against lefties, he's batting .192 with a .200 BABIP. For his career, he's a .282 batter against lefties with a .319 BABIP. I'd expect some positive regression. TREASURE (více...)