Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman commented on the Dodgers’ spending on their bullpen following the signing of All-Star closer Edwin Diaz on Tuesday.
While Friedman couldn’t comment on Diaz directly because his signing isn’t yet official, he elaborated on why the Dodgers are comfortable in spending big on their relief arms.
“We are in a real strong position right now, financially, and our ownership group has been incredibly supportive of pouring that back into our team and that partnership with our fans,” Freidman said. “As we look at things, if we were on a really tight budget we probably wouldn’t allocate in the same way. But having more resources, it allows us to be a little bit more aggressive on that point. In a world where there are major constraints, that wouldn’t be an area where I personally would allocate versus other areas. But we’re in a really fortunate position right now and we have a really talented team going into 2026. We’re going to do everything we can to put ourselves in the best position to win a World Series.”
Andrew Friedman couldn’t speak directly about Edwin Díaz today, since his signing is not yet official
But he did say this about why the Dodgers are (hypothetically) comfortable with making another sizeable financial commitment in the bullpen pic.twitter.com/X2Sw4Yb04E
— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) December 9, 2025
The Dodgers have been extremely comfortable spending over the last couple of years, especially in their pitching staff as a whole.
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The Dodgers splashed on pitchers ahead of 2025, adding Cy Young winner Blake Snell and top international free agent Roki Sasaki to their rotation while reinforcing their bullpen with Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates. Just a year prior, they offered Yoshinobu Yamamoto $325 million and brought in Shohei Ohtani, who would also contribute to their pitching.
With the revenue they’re surely generating from all of their success, it would be more unusual if the Dodgers didn’t reach into their pockets to continue on their dominant run in MLB.
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Now, after signing Diaz, the Dodgers are surely front-runners for the 2026 World Series, and will aim to bring home their third championship in as many years next season.
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