As long as Torey Lovullo is managing the Diamondbacks, you won’t see Paul Goldschmidt on the pitching mound.
At least, that was the message Lovullo relayed to the media after Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo entered Monday’s game for his first career pitching performance in a 7-1 loss to Arizona.
“I’d probably get fired tomorrow,” Lovullo said when asked if he foresaw putting his first baseman in a similar position. “Paul Goldschmidt, I can tell you, will never pitch in a game.”
The news did not stir Goldschmidt, who said after Monday’s game that he wanted “no part” of ever pitching in a game.