When the Los Angeles Dodgers hired Andrew Friedman as president of baseball operations in October 2014, he faced plenty of skepticism despite leading the Tampa Bay Rays to plenty of success.
But despite being backed by substantially more resources than were at his disposal when overseeing the Rays front office, Friedman and the Dodgers continued to fall short in October. Of course, that all changed last year with the franchise ending their World Series drought.
While the Dodgers have appreciated their accomplishment for what it was, the focus now is on 2021 and attempting to become the first team to repeat since the New York Yankees won three titles from 1998-2000.