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Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman Speaks Highly Of Brandon Beachy

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Dodgers did not acquire any of the aces they were linked to in the days leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline, but they certainly didn’t go quietly into the night. They were part of the largest deal completed this year, a three-team, 13-player trade that involved the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins.

With the acquisition of the players from the Braves and Marlins, the Dodgers were required to make a handful of corresponding roster moves. Included in that was designating Brandon Beachy for assignment shortly after he had been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman touched on the difficulty with informing Beachy of the situation and how the club approached the conversation, via Eric Stephen of True Blue LA:



He was a pro. Those phone calls are never easy to make. We handled it straight up and honestly, let him know what’s going on. We told him what we were doing and why.”

Friedman also touched on some of what lies ahead for Beachy:

He’s worked so hard to get back to where he is right now, but he knows it’s going to take him a little bit more time, just with that amount of time, to get his pitches, to be able to sequence his repertoire in the way he wants to is just going to take a little time.”

After working his way back from a second Tommy John surgery, Beachy made just two starts for the Dodgers and largely struggled in both outings. While Friedman acknowledged being unsure if Beachy will remain with the organization, the chances of that being the case presumably are high.

As that situation is expected to play itself out in the coming days, the trades helped the Dodgers tie up loose ends in their rotation and bullpen that needed attention in order to further validate themselves as serious World Series contenders.

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  1. I do not know about the rest of the commenters here but I am happy with the Dodgers after the Deadline. Wood is a young Lefty with good stuff and a jerky hard to time delivery, Latos with a good Knee is a strong #2 or #3 when he is on. The big difference may be the two relievers as Jansen is fighting himself and his cutter lately is flat. So he may need some time to figure that out. Next year we have under contract Ryu, McCarthy and Beachy coming back from injuries and also Kershaw and Wood under contract. We also have possibly Urias and or Holmes in the Minors. Plus we have lots of options at SS, 2nd and 3rd in house. Picking up the Braves #1 AAA Guy who apparently is a solid hitter and amazingly fast is great as that is the one component the Dodgers do not have. Plus we have Barnes who is a very sold catcher in AAA. The new Front Office understands they have MONEY and can turn that to their advantage and leverage players out of teams. Look at the Latos trade…They gave up very little but took the Morse contract off the Marlins books.

    1. I agree with your assessment, indeed. I honestly believe their rotation is stronger and better prepared for a great post-season run, but their bats need to wake up – NOW! Their offense just seems to be anemic at times. I hope they’re still playing in late October! ????

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