Kevin Pillar reaches 10-year MLB Service Time

[budice0]

Nevermind the 4 for last 35 at the plate.  

 

[jsnpritchett]

I promise I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but I'm not sure why there's been so much attention paid to this. They've been mentioning it on the broadcasts for a while, too. Is it just because he was a late-round draft pick, combined with the fact that Gubie coached him? Matt Moore hit 10 years service time last year and I don't remember anyone mentioning it. 

[Blarg]

On the Cubs broadcast yesterday they mentioned Gubi coached Pillar in High School. You can't get away from it.  

[katie]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

I promise I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but I'm not sure why there's been so much attention paid to this. They've been mentioning it on the broadcasts for a while, too. Is it just because he was a late-round draft pick, combined with the fact that Gubie coached him? Matt Moore hit 10 years service time last year and I don't remember anyone mentioning it. 

This is why 

 

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

I promise I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but I'm not sure why there's been so much attention paid to this. They've been mentioning it on the broadcasts for a while, too. Is it just because he was a late-round draft pick, combined with the fact that Gubie coached him? Matt Moore hit 10 years service time last year and I don't remember anyone mentioning it. 

I mentioned it at every cocktail party I went to.  All none of them!

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

I promise I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but I'm not sure why there's been so much attention paid to this. They've been mentioning it on the broadcasts for a while, too. Is it just because he was a late-round draft pick, combined with the fact that Gubie coached him? Matt Moore hit 10 years service time last year and I don't remember anyone mentioning it. 

I just hope next year Sam Blum does a one year anniversary piece on it.

[AngelStew43]

How about some congratulations!  Pillar seems like a nice guy, and someone always seems to want him on their team. 

[jsnpritchett]

24 minutes ago, katie said:

This is why 

 

I understand that not that many guys reach that level--but, again, I can't ever remember the Angels or the broadcasters celebrating or even mentioning it when anyone else hit that mark. 

[katie]

13 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I understand that not that many guys reach that level--but, again, I can't ever remember the Angels or the broadcasters celebrating or even mentioning it when anyone else hit that mark. 

Pillar is “goated” as the kids would say 

[m0nkey]

Congrats to him. I remember always getting him and Kevin Kiermaier mixed up.  Two elite glove first center fielders in the AL East that couldn't hit.  

[T.G.]

Who really cares if celebrating a milestone like this isn't the norm. It's a bit of nice news and we can all use more of that.

 

[jsnpritchett]

13 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Who really cares if celebrating a milestone like this isn't the norm. It's a bit of nice news and we can all use more of that.

 

I'm just always fascinated by what becomes a story and what doesn't.  It's the researcher/marketer in me trying to understand how stories take off.  Totally cool if you don't care.  It's great for him, no doubt. 

[Blarg]

Nobody made an announcement of when Kasey Kotchman logged 10 years in the major leagues. That's because, like Pillar, it's a non story. But this year the Angels have so little to promote, so 10 years for a guy they picked up basically for free is now newsworthy.

[Ron Mexico]

It doesn't matter if he has trade value or not what he brings to the team makes him a resign candidate.  I love what he does for the young players

[Ron Mexico]

Dude is a future manager in the making

[Blarg]

So far Pillar is having his best hitting season ever in a very controlled usage. Kind of like when Pujols went to the Dodgers and they really only used him in a platoon role. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Fully vested !!! Congratulations to Kevin !!!

A buddy of mine had to play 12 years to get to 43 days...

[bruin5]

I’m guessing a lot of guys make up the 20% have or had multi-year contracts that took them over 10 years. 

No doubt that it’s a very bid deal for Pillar, and good for him. 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Does playing for an AAAA team count?

[cals]

21 hours ago, Blarg said:

Kasey Kotchman 

Who?

[Duren, Duren]

Give him credit for persevering despite all the changes in teams he's been through. Ten years of changing cities, relocating, adjusting to new managers and team mates, etc. And being good enough to be desired in trades and acquisitions. Not like he's been some star with long term contracts post Blue Jays, but just a useful player with enough talent to fit into different lineups. On the flip side, being good enough hasn't translated into much job security. Teams always see him as a replaceable player and a potential trade component. But credit to him for achieving this bit of future financial security. 

[aznhockeyguy]

No small feat to get to 10 years of service time.  According to MLB, only 7% of players reach this mark. 

[Angels 1961]

Saw where this may be his last year. I'm glad halos picked him up and he got his time in. Maybe halos can find a contending team for him. Any playoff NL team and he can get a hit to knock the Dodgers out of playoffs. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

It's another failure of the MLB PA that just 7% of players play long enough to get a fully vested retirement. Most of those 7% are guys that got significant free agent contracts anyway, Pillar is a rare exception, which is probably one reason it's such a big deal to him.

[m0nkey]

On 7/6/2024 at 11:54 AM, Blarg said:

Nobody made an announcement of when Kasey Kotchman logged 10 years in the major leagues. That's because, like Pillar, it's a non story. But this year the Angels have so little to promote, so 10 years for a guy they picked up basically for free is now newsworthy.

There’s a difference between 10 years of service time and playing for parts of 10 seasons