Towards the end of the Washington Nationals’ introductory press conference for new manager Dave Martinez this afternoon, the skipper and GM Mike Rizzo were asked if they’d talked at all about hiring coaches to fill out Martinez’s staff since Dusty Baker’s coaches’ contracts expired at the end of the 2018 campaign.
“We’re going to attack it like we attack everything,” Rizzo said, fielding the question.
“It’s going to be a group decision and Davey has got to be comfortable with the guys around him. We’re going to put people in positions to aid Davey in winning baseball games and there’s not a shortage of candidates who want to be with the Washington Nationals.