WASHINGTON – As the pitching coach in Houston from 2004-06, Jim Hickey worked with veterans such as Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte.
When he took over in Tampa Bay in 2007, the Chicago native dealt with young pitchers such as David Price, James Shields, and Scott Kazmir.
“I look back and how important it was for the Rays to get him when they did,” long-time Rays’ radio voice Andy Freed told Federal Baseball on Monday.
Hickey, a Chicago native who turned 59 exactly a week ago, will get a chance to work with a mix of veteran and young hurlers as the new pitching coach for the Nationals.