As you heard earlier, the Nats have demoted Matt Chico to the bullpen and named Mike O'Connor Saturday night's starter against the Marlins. Didn't sound like it was a particularly difficult decision for Manny Acta and Co. Chico (0-5, 6.87) simply wasn't giving his team a chance to win and he admitted he was "pressing" and getting out of his game. Perhaps he can sort some things out in the bullpen now.

Here's what the pertinent parties all had to say about the switch...

MANNY ACTA
On the decision: "We just want to release Matt from some of that tension that he's having every five days going out there. And we want to give O'Connor a shot. He pitched well at Triple-A, and we still see him as a starter."

On Chico: "He's having some trouble right now every five days and he understands that. He admitted that he's been pressing a little bit out there, and this is going to be an opportunity for him to step away from that."

On O'Connor: "I can't wait to see him. And probably it's not going to be a one-start type of thing, because we don't know how he's going to go out there the first time."

On not promoting Jason Bergmann from Columbus: "Every one of those guys were in the mix. But we felt that Chico being lefty just like O'Connor, it's a little bit of an advantage to have a lefty in the pen."

MATT CHICO
On the demotion: "I was gripping the ball way too tight, trying to make that perfect pitch, and ended up leaving balls over the middle. I think just the change of scenery ... hopefully it's going to help me get back to where I want to be and get back to the starting rotation."

On "pressing": "When I was starting, I was trying to do too much. I was trying to throw five wins in one game. And now it's a different role, a different idea of going out there, going out there trying to save runs."

MIKE O'CONNOR
On returning to the rotation: "I'm excited for the opportunity to start again. It's what I've been doing in the past. At this point, I feel a little more comfortable starting."

On 2006 vs. 2008: "I think I've gotten a little better from then. It's still a big deal, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it like I did the first time."