Andrew Friedman
Andrew Friedman
Andrew Friedman is the President of Baseball Operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He previously served as the general manager for the Tampa Bay Rays, where Sporting News named him Executive of the Year in 2008. That year, for the first time in franchise history, the Rays both qualified for the playoffs and played in the World Series...
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It's definitely frustrating. He was someone we were looking to give us a different look out of the bullpen.
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It's hard in this setting to truly determine a winner, but it allows us to solve the impasse in the negotiations in a timely manner so we can focus on what's most important, which is getting ready for the season.
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We're happy to come to terms with Toby. He's an instrumental part of what we're trying to do as we develop a young pitching staff.
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We felt it was best to go in a different direction. We felt it was in the best interest of the organization to go forward.
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We felt it was best to go in a different direction and in the best interest of organization to move forward. Maybe the change in scenery will do him good.
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We're keeping an eye on improving this team at all times.
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We're getting really close to obtaining the support we need.
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With these young players and the different paces of their maturation processes and with the success we enjoyed in the second half last season, anything can happen. I think there will be improvement over last year and that this will be a very exciting team to watch; the core of that team we expect to have significant continuity for seasons to come.
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We are happy to have Harper back in 2006. Travis has been very versatile and durable in his seasons with the Rays. Travis pitched very well down the stretch and we expect him to be a positive contributor.
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As we've stated from the beginning, our objective is to add as much pitching as we can. If any deal presents itself that makes sense pitching-wise or otherwise, we're prepared to make a move. If not, we're content with the way the roster is shaping up.
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I think those two are very good pitching prospects who don't get the recognition they deserve. Both have a tremendous feel for pitching.
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He's a very experienced bullpen arm. The landscape of relief pitchers is fairly inconsistent year to year, but Dan has remained consistent.