Stories tagged with "andrew friedman"

Cubs Interested in Andrew Friedman?

by Steve Slowinski on Aug 25, 2011 8:38 AM EDT

From MLB Trade Rumors: Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has been gathering information about Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. I'm beginning to find it humorous how...

Andrew Friedman and the Financial Collapse of 2008

by BWoodrum on Jan 14, 2011 7:00 AM EST

In commemoration of of Jonah Keri's upcoming blockbuster book, The Extra 2%, I thought I should share some research I actually collected for a presently unpublished book -- as I am being blackballed by the Publisher's Guild anyway. Below is the final chapter of the book. I hope you will enjoy it. I...

Kansas City Royals Weekend Links: Butler & Hochevar May Face Arbitration, Bannister Heads to Japan

by Freneau on Jan 7, 2011 4:00 PM EST on Royals Review

As noted on the official site, five controlled Royals (Butler, Hochevar most notably) still need a new contract for 2011. It's unlikely that any actually get to arbitration, but it is a possibility. As usual, lots of prospect talk as well, good stuff from around the baseball world, and an unusually...

Tampa Bay Rays VP Andrew Friedman Talks with DRaysBay

by Tommy Rancel on Nov 16, 2009 5:00 AM EST

Erik mentioned last week that we are making a strong effort to bring you some more insight from in and around the world of baseball. Whether it's a columnist, player or executive, we hope to bring you more perspective about the Rays than just the DRaysBay staff. Of course, we'll continue with our...

Money In the Bank Pt. 5

by Tommy Rancel on Jan 15, 2009 9:25 AM EST

Today, I take a look at the signings/trades of 2007. A few ground rules here. To qualify using "worth", The player must have been acquired by Friedman prior or during the 2007 season and must have had at least 50 IP as a starter or 20 IP as a reliever with the team during the year. Several...

Money In The Bank Pt. 4

by Tommy Rancel on Jan 13, 2009 12:00 AM EST

Thanks to Fangraphs new WAR, Value in Dollars and Salary features, we can easily see how much a player made vs. how much he was worth. For the Rays, getting more value for less buck is essential if the team is going to continue it's recent success. We all know Andrew Friedman has made some...

Let Me Upgrade You

by Tommy Rancel on Jan 5, 2009 3:32 PM EST

Finding value is something Andrew Friedman does extremely well. In the Money in the Bank series I did last week, I showed how good Friedman was at getting value for a low price. This off-season, Andrew Friedman has shown us another one of his skills, relocation of assets or simply...

Money In The Bank Pt. 3

by Tommy Rancel on Jan 2, 2009 8:45 AM EST

Thanks to fangraphs new WAR, Value in Dollars and Salary features, we can easily see how much a player made vs. how much he was worth. For the Rays, getting more value for less buck is essential if the team is going to continue it's recent success. We all know Andrew Friedman has made some...

Money In the Bank Pt. 2

by Tommy Rancel on Dec 31, 2008 8:45 AM EST

Thanks to fangraphs new WAR, Value in Dollars and Salary features, we can easily see how much a player made vs. how much he was worth. For the Rays, getting more value for less buck is essential if the team is going to continue it's recent success. We all know Andrew Friedman has made some...