Dodgers president Andrew Friedman expresses concern over the team's offense, which has not improved despite past successes. He acknowledges the unpredictability of player performance affecting the team's current struggles.
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The Dodgers offense, something still to be talked about in negative tones.
After the second consecutive World Series win, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told his wife that could alleviate some stress in April and May. His wife didnât believe him, and his theory has not panned out so far this spring.
âI shouldâve gotten it beforeâ, he told Maddie Lee and the L.A. Times on Tuesday.
âWhat we know for a fact is every guy is going to have ups and downs,â Friedman said. âAnd this is some of the randomness of baseball. Sometimes those happen spread out, which allows your offense to thrive, and sometimes they happen concurrently, and thatâs when you go into some real offensive lulls. And I feel like thatâs more random than anything.â
Random or not, it has been a rough watch. Shohei Ohtani homered on Tuesday, but was out of Wednesday nightâs lineup, and is expected to be out of Thursdayâs lineup too. Manager Dave Roberts said the homer didnât change his mind about the week going forward.
âI donât like the bait and switch,â Roberts said. âSometimes that mightâve been something where, you know you get a couple days off of hitting, and it might have freed him up [Tuesday]. You just never know. To go back on a pact or decision that we came upon or I came upon, I donât like that.â
Former Dodger Jason Heyward has joined the team as a special assistant. Heyward recently retired, and stated that in his last few years of playing, he really became interested in the front office side of the game.
âAs I came down the stretch over the last few years, it was watching different roles, having to make bullpen moves, having to make lineup matchups and things like that,â he said. âIâm like, âLetâs continue to have conversations on those and see what I can bring as a former player to that side of things.ââ
Andrew Friedman is worried about the team's offensive performance, which has not improved despite previous successes.
The Dodgers' offense has struggled this spring, leading to negative assessments, contrasting with their success in previous seasons.
Friedman noted that player performance can be random, leading to offensive lulls when multiple players struggle simultaneously.
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For now Heywardâs role is fluid, although he was with the Dodgers team on Wednesday. Jack Harris of the California Post has more details on the hire here.
Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic also has some notes on Heywardâs rejoining the organization. Heyward is expected to be with the big-league club though the weekend and will be spending time with some of the Dodgers affiliates. He also could work with some of the young outfielders in the organization as he is expected to be on the field at times.
âHeâs got the clubhouse part covered,â manager Dave Roberts said. âSo part of it is working with the front-office guys and getting to see the other side of things and how it operates. (Itâs) going to be very helpful for his growth and also for the organization.â