Lakeland, Fla. – Kevin Pillar, the former Blue Jays center fielder, came oh-so-close to signing with the Tigers in early February. In fact, he’d already received the blessing of his wife and family.
“I was very close to signing,” he said. “I’d actually called one of my former teammates who is on the current roster and talked for about 30 minutes. I was wrapping my brain around what would it be like in Detroit and I relayed all this to my family.
'We have a baby coming in April.