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The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\u2018 president of baseball operations, Andrew Friedman, offered more insight into his advisory role with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> as he helps in the ownership transition from the Buss family to Mark Walter. <\/p>\n On Nov. 21 of last year, ESPN\u2019s Ramona Shelburne reported<\/a>, citing multiple sources, that Farhan Zaidi and Friedman have taken on advisory roles with the\u00a0Lakers as Walter takes over as the owner of another marquee franchise in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n During a Jan. 29 appearance on Dodgers Territory<\/a>, Friedman shared more details about his work with the NBA franchise, as both the Lakers and Dodgers are part of TWG Sports, the company Walter established to manage all of his sports holdings.<\/p>\n \u201cFarhan is spending a lot of time helping Mark and all of his different interests,\u201d Friedman said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a pretty full\u2011time gig here. That being said, we\u2019re all under this TWG umbrella, and it\u2019s about providing resources to one another and whatever benefits we can get, collaborating. That\u2019s how we see it. <\/p>\n \u201cAnything that\u2019s under Mark\u2019s umbrella is kind of on all of us to be able to work together and achieve the best outcomes for TWG. So still a full\u2011time job here. Definitely not taking my eye off the ball, but just having really good conversations with Rob Pelinka. <\/p>\n \u201cFarhan has jumped in there some, and Rob Pelinka came out to our Dodger organization town hall and did a Q&A and just all leaning in together to work together and try to figure out the best ways to bring as many championships to Los Angeles as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew Friedman\u2019s Role With the Lakers<\/p>\n Moreover, Friedman is pretty straightforward about his involvement with the Lakers, as Shelburne\u2019s reporting, citing sources, revealed that he mostly consults with Lakers president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka. <\/p>\n Walter became the Lakers\u2019 new majority owner on Oct. 29 in a $10 billion deal. Under the agreement, Jeanie Buss will continue serving as the team\u2019s governor for at least the next five years.<\/p>\n Dodgers Give Tommy Edman Injury Update<\/p>\n As for the Dodgers, Friedman shared major news on utility standout Tommy Edman, who dealt with an ankle injury for most of the season and impacted his production. Nonetheless, with spring training approaching, the Dodgers executive shared positive news on Edman. <\/p>\n \u201cThe arrow is pointing up, just went and got evaluated again for that checkup, and everything is pointed in a good direction,\u201d Friedman said<\/a>. \u201cExactly what that means, we don\u2019t know yet. Until we really start ramping up baseball activity, getting them in spikes, and doing it day after day after day, how the body responds will dictate a lot of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Last season, Edman\u2019s injury-plagued campaign limited him to posting a .225 batting average with 78 hits, 13 home runs, 49 RBIs, and 49 runs scored in 97 games,\u00a0per StatMuse<\/a>. <\/p>\n Now that Edman is slowly moving past his ankle injury, it will be interesting to see if his production ticks upward. He will remain a vital piece of the Dodgers\u2019 lineup, even with the offseason addition of outfielder Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. 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