Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Dodgers Edition
- Updated: October 27, 2014
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon opted out of contract and will leave the team immediately.
“The Rays had a disappointing season. They won less than 90 games for the first time since 2009 according to ESPN.com
Tampa Bay Rays management released this statement via their website, rays.mlb.com.
“Joe Maddon has exercised an opt-out in his current contract, a contract which was not scheduled to expire until after the 2015 season,” principal owner Stuart Sternberg said in a statement issued by the club. “We tried diligently and aggressively to sign Joe to a third contract extension prior to his decision. As of yesterday afternoon, Joe enabled himself to explore opportunities throughout Major League Baseball. He will not be managing the Rays in 2015. Joe has been our manager for nine seasons, and the foundation of success laid during his tenure endures. We thank him for all that he’s meant to the organization.”
Joe Maddon has been a manager in the big leagues for 11 years now as he had spent the last nine in Tampa. The rumors will really begin to swirl now that Maddon is available for the Dodgers.
Speculation had already began that the Dodgers would approach Maddon after next season but with him opting out he could be on his way to LA. Andrew Friedman has previously stated that he intended to keep Don Mattingly for next season but that may be up in the air.”
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The goalie known for evading the spotlight, Jonathan Quick, had no choice but to embrace the love last night as he broke the Los Angeles Kings 36-year-old record for shutouts.
“According to Buster Olney, the Los Angeles Dodgers and president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, have agreed to a record-breaking five-year $35 million deal.
Not surprisingly, Andrew Friedman’s deal with the Dodgers is record-setting: from sources, $35 million over 5 years, plus incentives.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) October 24, 2014
Read about the hiring of Andrew Friedman here.
Although it sounds like an excessive deal for the president of baseball operations, Friedman has proved his worth. With the Tampa Bay Rays, he showed the MLB world just how valuable he is to a team, and his new deal reflects it.
Dodgers CEO Stan Kasten had this to say about Friedman:
“Andrew Friedman is one of the youngest and brightest minds in the game today and we are very fortunate to have him join our organization,” Kasten said in a statement. “The success he has had over the past nine years in molding the Tampa Bay Rays team has been incredible.”
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