LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Friedman remains to be seeking to make sense of the way issues went so improper for the Los Angeles Dodgers this October.
The Dodgers president of baseball operations is digesting one of the vital worst — if no longer the worst — cave in in group postseason historical past. After posting a franchise-record 111 wins and making their tenth consecutive playoff look, they misplaced 3-1 within the NL Division Series in opposition to the San Diego Padres, a group they beat 14-5 within the common season.
During the NLDS, the Dodgers had an 0-for-20 stretch with runners in scoring place.
“The last three days have been incredibly difficult, and I’m not sure exactly when that’s going to dissipate,” Friedman stated Tuesday.
“I think it’s natural to go back and think through it. Obviously, everyone wants a clear-cut answer,” he said. “If you’re able to boil it down in its simplest form, in the regular season, we led baseball in every statistical category with runners in scoring position. In this series we were not good … the question is, is it baseball or are there things we can do to improve on that?”
Friedman will spend the offseason looking out for the answer.
On the day the NL Championship Series used to be set to start out simply down the I-5 highway between the Phillies and Padres in San Diego, Friedman and normal supervisor Brandon Gomes sat in a information convention in an empty Dodger Stadium attempting to give an explanation for the postseason that went bust.
Friedman showed supervisor Dave Roberts will go back subsequent yr. Roberts signed a three-year extension previous this yr.
“Expectations here are incredibly high and that’s awesome,” Friedman stated. “I love how passionate our fans are. Those expectations are shared by everyone that works here, in the front office, the coaches room, Dave, our players. I personally don’t think the criticism Dave has received has been fair. I think it’s human nature to want to point the finger at someone. I feel this was an organizational failure in the postseason.”
He additionally showed the Dodgers need unfastened agent and longtime famous person Clayton Kershaw to go back.
“Nothing has changed,” Friedman stated. “My strong hope is that Clayton Kershaw is pitching here next year, but like I said last year, for him to take the time to put his head together with Ellen and figure out what makes the most sense for their family is what we’ll afford them the time to do.”
Justin Turner resurrected his profession with the Dodgers and was one of the vital perfect hitters in baseball, nevertheless it’s unclear if the Dodgers will select up his $16 million choice for 2023.
“Those are all personnel things that we’ll spend more time on,” Friedman stated. “He’s been a huge part of our success. Been right in the thick of everything as long as I’ve been here. Answering definitively about what next year’s team is going to look like right now is really difficult. We’re going to take time and meet as a group to get into those things.”
Friedman used to be visibly pissed off when requested if it used to be Roberts or the entrance administrative center used to be making on-field choices within the playoffs.
“After every single postseason I’ve answered that question, so I don’t feel that’s the narrative,” Friedman stated.
Asked if Roberts makes the ones choices, Friedman stated: “100%. We’ve answered this a lot of times. I’d really like to not answer it next year. Well next year, hopefully it’s after a parade. It’s been very clearly answered here a lot of different times. If it ever changes, I’ll let people know. I don’t think it ever will. If it ever does, I will let you know.”
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