Andrew Friedman peels back curtain on Dodgers' winning recruiting process

Los Angeles Angels v Los Angeles Dodgers | Jayne Kamin-Oncea/GettyImagesAt the Winter Meetings, while half the league was busy trying to figure out whether the Dodgers were about to pull off a Tarik Skubal heist or simply steal another reliever from someone's bullpen, Andrew Friedman sat down on MLB Network and casually dropped a truth bomb that explains everything about why this organization wins.

No, it’s not just the payroll. It’s not just the player development machine. It’s not even Shohei Ohtani’s gravity field. It’s the recruiting philosophy — the way the Dodgers evaluate not just talent, but people. And Friedman finally said the quiet part out loud:

“The talent is easier to identify……