Andrew Friedman played a huge role in building the Rays and the Dodgers. Once he joked about them meeting in the World Series. Now it's happening.
— a decade before Tampa Bay played its first game as an expansion team.
“Payrolls don’t decide the standings,” Friedman said. “And I think we see evidence of that every year. I think having a really deep, talented roster regardless of what your payroll is, is the key to winning games and that’s what they have.” The Rays remained low key. In January, Tampa Bay traded Matthew Liberatore, a top pitching prospect, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena. Martinez was thought to be the prize. He was a potent right-handed bat that would seamlessly fit in at designated hitter. Instead, the Rays traded Martinez at the trade deadline and Arozarena, 25, became a star in October.
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