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 doesn't make sense for us to make a trade unless we get a piece or two back to add to our collection of young talent. If we don't get that piece or two, it behooves us to keep the momentum we built in the second half with our young players and build off that.
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We're counting on him to be a productive member of our bullpen.
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We were seeing situations when, even after they reported hazardous conditions and violations were issued, nothing would happen. Tenants were going without hot water for months at a time.
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We do not tolerate this type of behavior from anyone in the Devil Rays' organization. It cannot and will not be repeated.
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We are very committed to the development process and we can't let things that happen affect that.
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We think Jason is going to be a big part of our future.
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We think that we're going to become intimately involved with the arbitration process given the nature of how young our roster is. The intent of the hearing is to solve differences that can't be resolved through negotiations. It's not ideal for the team or the player, but sometimes it's necessary.
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With hamstring injuries, it's hard to predict. We talked to Rocco this morning and what we said is, 'Let's not set a firm date. Let's do it when you feel good.' We don't want him to keep targeting some specific date.
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With hamstrings, it's tough. We don't want to put a timetable on it.
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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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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're getting really close to obtaining the support we need.
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We're seeing the emergence of a new political culture, and the folks in Washington had better wake up and be responsive to it.
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We're keeping an eye on improving this team at all times.