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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He's a tremendous talent and I would never bet against him.
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He's been invaluable in our discussions and our planning going forward, and the working relationship has been outstanding.
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He's doing well. I think the most difficult thing he faced was preparing to play games on March 7 and trying to rehab at the same time. I think the rest has helped a lot.
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Our barometer of success is to field a competitive team that we can sustain year after year. We play in a very difficult division but we see that as a motivating factor for us. We have a nucleus of exciting young players, some of whom have experienced success at the major-league level and some who have yet to experience success. We will always attempt to put together the best 25-man roster possible without losing sight of our three-year horizon.
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For us, it's not about how we break camp. It's the composition of the team through the season. We expect both those guys to be members of the team this season.
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He understands what it takes to make a team successful.
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He's confirmed he's the top hombre for the job.
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In an ideal world, we'd have more time to get these players acclimated to the new staff. But we've worked overtime to get these players ready to play and comfortable with the 2006 approach.
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The Durham Bulls franchise has been an important member of the Devil Rays family from our very beginning and has become an American baseball icon. We are pleased that this association will continue.
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This is a classic change-of-scenery trade involving two former No. 1 draft picks that are still young players with tremendous upsides.
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He brings veteran leadership in the bullpen. And he's as good a competitor as there is out there.