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Andrew Friedman made magic on skinflint payrolls with the Rays. He's gonna have $200M+ a year to do it with the Dodgers. Best hire possible.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 14, 2014
@JeffPassan Friedman wasn't alone, much more interesting if he doesn't take some of his lesser-known colleagues along with him
— Bradley Ankrom (@BradleyAnkrom) October 14, 2014
Friedman will address the media tomorrow at Dodger Stadium.
— Dylan Hernandez (@dylanohernandez) October 14, 2014
Friedman really missed Carl Crawford.
— Sky Kackleman (@Sky_Kalkman) October 14, 2014
Just heard Andrew Friedman leaving the #Rays for the #Dodgers. Wow. Stunned. They must have thrown a ton of money at him
— Tom Krasniqi (@TKras) October 14, 2014
Whoa. So just how long do we need to wait before the Rays are officially declared dead?
— Aaron Somers (@AaronJSomers) October 14, 2014
Ah, Moneyball with money. The Dodgers continue the post-Madoff evolution the Mets were supposed to have.
— Howard Megdal (@howardmegdal) October 14, 2014
#rays Andrew Friedman always listened -when he got the offer he couldn't refuse he left - he's a smart man. This is the business of sports.
— Steve Kinsella (@Steve_Kinsella1) October 14, 2014
Now the question is: Who will Friedman hire to be his GM? Theo Epstein has Jed Hoyer. Possible options: BOS's Mike Hazen, NYY's Billy Eppler
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) October 14, 2014
Would not be surprised if Joe Maddon is managing #Dodgers in 2016. His contract with TB expires after 2015. Maintains home in Long Beach.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) October 14, 2014
sternfan10 1 minute ago
At least Andrew walked away a winner... #not
This organization needed a shakeup. I'm thankful for what Andrew Friedman did for the #Rays when he was still ahead of the curve.
— Nolen Bailey (@RealNolenBailey) October 14, 2014
#Rays President of Baseball Operations Matt Silverman on his new role: pic.twitter.com/0A4T8gV4nd
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 14, 2014
'No one will ever out do what Freidman did here in Tampa" Brian Anderson NOW @987TheFan
— Booger (@SECbooger) October 14, 2014
Maybe I'm just being silly, but I feel like this would be the perfect time to hire Kim Ng as the Dodgers' GM.
— Paul Swydan (@Swydan) October 14, 2014
Oh boy. @AFriedmanCometh: "the Los Angeles Dodgers messiah" pic.twitter.com/ji8QkZlAhw
— Shadow of Stadium (@StadiumShadow) October 14, 2014
Will miss Friedman's long non-answers to questions. Asking him if he planned on adding any more team speed after signing Molina was my fav.
— jasoncollette (@jasoncollette) October 14, 2014
Bravery seems like a strange word to use, but there's some of that w/ Friedman to LA. He had comfort. High risk but high reward in LA. #Rays
— Andrew Astleford (@aastleford) October 14, 2014
Andrew Friedman model: 1. Turn good situation bad. 2. Leave bad situation. 3. Get praised for being smart and "leaving at the right time."
— Kevin Gengler (@KevinGengler) October 14, 2014
Quartet of Sternberg/Silverman/Friedman/Maddon spent 9 seasons together—the longest-running sr. management team in Tampa Bay sports history.
— Dave Haller (@HallerDave) October 14, 2014
Congrats to Andrew Friedman! He will be missed in Tampa for sure!
— Jeff Keppinger (@JKeppinger) October 14, 2014
During Friedman's 9 years, #Rays acquired 10 players (thru draft, trade or FA signings) who made their first All-Star Team with the Rays.
— Dave Haller (@HallerDave) October 14, 2014
That is really, really good news for rest of A.L. East. Friedman is the real deal.
— Andy Martino (@MartinoNYDN) October 14, 2014
The Dodgers' hiring of Andrew Friedman as Sr. President of Baseball Operations is very, very bad news for the other 4 NL West teams
— Scott Miller (@ScottMillerBbl) October 14, 2014
The smartest guy in baseball now has the most money to spend on players. That's.. amazing.
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) October 14, 2014
Rays still have plenty of excellent people in place. Matt Silverman has business and baseball-ops acumen, and bright minds surround him.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 14, 2014
There's no cheering in the press box. Fortunately, I'm in my living room.
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 14, 2014
The Dodgers make a great hire, landing Andrew Friedman as President, Baseball Operations. His smarts and savvy will take us to new heights.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 14, 2014
And finally, the quick parody response to Andrew Friedman's departing letter to DRaysBay.