Column: Dodgers executive Andrew Friedman triggered the trend to sign young players to long-term deals while with the Rays. Why hasn't he done the same in L.A., asks McCulloughTimes.
Yet, since arriving in Los Angeles in the winter of 2014, Friedman has given only one extension to a player before free agency. That came last November, when Clayton Kershaw negotiated a three-year, $93-million contract during the window between the end of the World Series and the opening of the market. Kershaw wasn’t interested in leaving Los Angeles, but he leveraged his potential departure into essentially a one-year addition on his previous contract.
“There are certain players where giving that security allows them to blossom and play even better,” Friedman said. “And certain guys play really well with that carrot in front of their face, and that extra, added motivator helps get the most out of them. It’s imperative to figure out which group different guys fall into. But I wouldn’t be surprised if within the next 12 months we do some.”
The size of the market makes a difference. In Tampa Bay, Friedman sought financial certainty. The Rays might feel squeezed if a player did well in arbitration; they traded David Price in 2014 aware he would smash the record in a hearing that winter. In Los Angeles, even with the Dodgers wary of triggering the competitive balance tax, the organization can challenge players to perform and pay the price on a year-to-year basis.
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