The St. Louis Cardinals found a suitable scapegoat for some of the flaws of the 2017 season in pitching coach Derek Lilliquist (and bullpen coach Blake Ilsley). According to Cardinals’ former-GM John Mozeliak, the club intends on finding someone more in-tune with sabermetrics.
During his tenure, Lilliquist has served at the pleasure of manager Mike Matheny and has lead the pitching charge of greats like Carlos Martinez and the one-time greatness of Adam Wainwright. On the flip side of things, Lilliquist has helmed the disastrous Mike Leake tenure.