The decision to part ways with pitching coach Derek Lilliquist wasn’t an easy one for anyone involved, though, according to both Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo and Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez it was a decision they had considered for some time before making the final determination to go a different direction.
“We didn’t make this decision in a day, or weeks,” Rizzo told reporters after they made the official announcement that they’d replaced Lilliquist with the organization’s Minor League pitching coordinator, Paul Menhart.