Andrew Friedman is a magician. Not because he built teams that reached the World Series in consecutive seasons. There are other executives who could produce similar results if given similar budgets and equally downtrodden competition.
The real miracle is the degree to which Friedman has changed the conversation about what the Dodgers should do at this time of the year. He has conditioned the city of stars to not dream about stars.
So as Friedman and his small army of assistants head to Carlsbad for the general managers’ meetings that start Monday, Los Angeles isn’t expecting the Dodgers to land Bryce Harper this offseason.