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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They diagnosed it as an acute injury, something that happened on that pitch.
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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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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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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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It's definitely not the way we drew it up.
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It's better to go with one closer. But you can't force the situation one way or the other. It all depends on your personnel. Looking at our bullpen, it appears that we have a deeper, more diversified bullpen this year.
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Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen. He's had a successful career in Japan, and we look forward to his continued success with the Devil Rays. This is the organization's first agreement with a player from the Japanese leagues, and we hope this will lead to more opportunities in Asia.
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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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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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We just want to continue the development path. Both of them are tremendous young players. They are going to be a big part of this team in the future.
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Shinji Mori is a talented reliever who will add depth to our bullpen.