Kevin Pillar, the outfielder, was released by the White Sox but has now re-signed with the team on a major league deal. He was designated for assignment previously, and Touki Toussaint was DFA'd to make room for him. Pillar's contract details include a split contract with $1 million in MLB and $180,000 in MiLB.
Kevin Pillar gets $1M salary in new deal with Chicago White Sox https://t.co/oyGsVhusVX https://t.co/RpxGNlO86G
Former Blue Jay Kevin Pillar gets $1 million salary in new deal with Chicago White Sox https://t.co/X7LvlEnLBM
Source: Kevin Pillar signed a split contract, worth $1M in MLB and $180K in MiLB. He agreed to advanced consent, meaning that if within the first 45 days of the season he's outrighted and elects FA, he doesn't get termination pay, i.e., only the *prorated* $1M for time in MLB.
Source: Pillar gets a split contract, worth $1M in MLB and $180K in MiLB. Unclear on which salary he earns if he declines an outright to AAA; he may have signed an advanced consent deal that allows the White Sox to cut bait within X number of days and only pay the MiLB split https://t.co/9k5t2ZN0yF
Outfielder Kevin Pillar was “equally as excited as I was relieved” to return to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday after being released Friday. https://t.co/rzpW8V3XMT
[insert prayer circle here] Kevin Pillar contract details
Two days after he was released by the White Sox, outfielder Kevin Pillar is signing a new deal to return to the club for the final two days of spring training, sources told the Sun-Times Sunday. https://t.co/2C9QZPPsx8
The Chicago White Sox have re-signed Kevin Pillar two days after they released the veteran outfielder. https://t.co/Q5jFykMQwR
Kevin Pillar is back like he never left. https://t.co/0IRpH8dq2H
White Sox notebook items on Pillar's release and return, other roster news https://t.co/Z0fKDm4edC
White Sox re-sign OF Kevin Pillar to major league deal https://t.co/3nQLtYAqkS https://t.co/TqyW1WCJ41
It’s been a couple of days for Kevin Pillar. https://t.co/kB9deIWqbQ
The White Sox signed veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to a major-league contract on Sunday, two days after they released him, and designated right-hander Touki Toussaint for assignment. https://t.co/Mo8LdiJGov
In case you were wondering why Kevin Pillar reappeared on the lineup card today after yesterday’s release, the White Sox signed him back on a MLB contract. This comes after DFA’ing RHP Touki Toussaint. @WGNNews Sox now have 42 players in camp: 22 P’s, 3 C’s, 7 INF’s and 10 OF’s
White Sox this morning: Signed to a Major League contract (1): OF Kevin Pillar. Designated for Assignment (1): RHP Touki Toussaint.
White Sox Re-Sign Kevin Pillar To Major League Deal https://t.co/0RmNGyRD9d https://t.co/P7zyyZfXTm
Two days after the Sox released Kevin Pillar from his minor league contract, they've signed him to a major league contract, putting him on the 40-man roster and almost surely putting him on the Opening Day roster as the fourth outfielder. Touki Toussaint gets DFA'd to make room.
Kevin Pillar to re-sign with White Sox https://t.co/Z0fKDm3Go4
Outfielder Kevin Pillar, released Friday, is returning to White Sox, per sources.
The White Sox remain open to Kevin Pillar returning. He's exploring other options but the Sox are staying in touch with the outfielder, who was released yesterday.