As the Dodgers' proposed trade for Aroldis Chapman was unraveling this winter over allegations that the All-Star closer physically abused his girlfriend, a well-meaning but clueless reporter asked Andrew Friedman if he had ever seen a player's stock drop as a result of off-the-field problems.
"I would say every time," the Dodgers president of baseball operations responded sarcastically, eliciting a chorus of laughter from his audience.
When Friedman was the general manager of the small-market and small-budget Tampa Bay Rays, he was known to acquire talent at discounted prices by targeting players with questionable backgrounds.