The Los Angeles Dodgers hired Andrew Friedman away from the Tampa Bay Rays and inserted him as their President of Baseball Operations on October 14, 2014. At the time, Friedman was an up-and-coming executive with a penchant for making shrewd roster moves and building a talented prospect pool. Meanwhile, the Dodgers were coming out of a period of spending freely and determined that a change of mindset was needed in their decision-making departments.
It is hard to argue with the results thus far. Since taking over, Friedman’s Dodgers teams have won five-straight division titles (seven overall), won the National League pennant twice, fielded two Rookie of the Year winners and one MVP.