Friedman dismisses speculation that the Dodgers are willing to absorb a down year in order to gear up for an offseason run at Shohei Ohtani. ‘That would never be our mindset,’ he said.
CHICAGO — With each elite free agent they didn’t sign last winter, the narrative took root. The Dodgers were saving their money, trying to re-set under the Competitive Balance Tax, so they could go full bore to land a unicorn, Shohei Ohtani, when he reaches free agency next winter.
“It’s not something I’ve paid much attention to because we’ve made a lot of splashy moves the last three or four years,” Friedman said. “Obviously it’s not something we can do every year. But the most important thing is, ‘Is the team talented enough?’ For us, we felt like we had the talent in that room and that it was the right time to introduce some of our younger players who had gotten to that point where they needed opportunity.
The Dodgers had the lowest bullpen ERA in the NL, second in the majors, last season and made just two notable subtractions from that group – Craig Kimbrel and Chris Martin left as free agents. Only one of those was regrettable. But running it back has not produced the same results.
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