Derek Lilliquist wasn’t unemployed for too long. A little over a month after the St. Louis Cardinals parted ways with the pitching coach, Washington’s Nationals hired Lilliquist as part of Dave Martinez’s staff. Not a bad landing spot.
“This is probably — as a pitching guy — this is probably the best spot to be considering the starters we have and the bullpen we have in place already,” Lilliquist told reporters earlier this month when he spoke at Nationals WinterFest.