Friedman’s bold moves meant to alter Dodgers’ chemistry

When Friedman is reminded he’ll be loathed in his new town if Kemp’s curious departure doesn’t lead to World Series success in Los Angeles, the new president of baseball operations replies with a laugh. Friedman formed a master plan for deconstructing the Dodgers when he left parsimonious Tampa Bay to take over the highest-spending team in baseball, and his front office has been quick to implement it this winter. “Our overarching goal coming into the offseason was to take a very strong collective of players and do our best to mold them into a highly functioning baseball team,” Friedman said, referring to the Dodgers’ disparate roster that didn’t always jell last season. Since Friedman replaced Ned Colletti, Los Angeles has parted ways with Kemp, second baseman Dee Gordon, shortstop Hanley Ramirez, fourth starter Dan Haren and expensive reliever Brian Wilson. The Dodgers have a new double-play combination in Howie Kendrick and Jimmy Rollins, new catcher Yasmani Grandal, right-hander Brandon McCarthy and a grab-bag of new relievers in their place, stabilizing the Dodgers’ defense and addressing several possible problems from the plate to the clubhouse. “We don’t want to be sort of tied down by financial obligations,” new Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi said almost dismissively. Last season under Colletti, the Dodgers supplanted the Yankees as baseball’s biggest spenders with a payroll of more than $257 million, the biggest in baseball history.

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