Friedman: Dodgers Spending Plans Unchanged Heading Into 2027 Offseason
Despite federal inquiries into chairman Mark Walter's outside business interests, LA's baseball ops chief signals no payroll pullback is coming.
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told reporters Wednesday that the team's offseason financial approach will be business as usual. The comments come after reports this summer that insurance businesses owned by chairman Mark Walter were under federal scrutiny. CEO Stan Kasten had previously stated Walter had no plans to sell the franchise and that the team's finances were self-sustaining. The Dodgers' biggest offseason question is whether to pursue free-agent pitcher Tarik Skubal, who could command a $400MM-plus contract.
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