Pillar is getting flak because Tulo is a superstar. I get it, everyone, including me, is disappointed he's hurt. But in a team sport, you put star status aside. The superstar doesn't make the play because he's a star, he makes the play if it's his play. And position determines plays. The CF has first priority in the outfield. He has the right to call off the RF or LF for any ball because he's the CF, same for calling off the 2B and SS in shallow centre. That's baseball. Doesn't matter who the other players are, star or replacement level. Makes for consistency. Can't have the same ball one day be Tulo's and the next day it's Pillar's if Tulo has the day off and a AAA is playing.
It's the same in every sport. The person with the best view from the back takes priority on defence. In baseball, that's the CF; in soccer, its the sweeper (unless the goalie calls him off), etc.
Pillar may be reckless at times, but he's the CF, it's his ball. Doesn't matter if it's Tulo/Bautista or Kawasaki/Carrera; the CF has priority.