I'm not surprised to see Friedman go. He's been hotly pursued for years and the Dodgers are a plum opportunity. Will be interesting to see how the rest of LAD staff shakes out. Colletti is supposedly staying on as an adviser to Kasten, which sounds like he's being gracefully shown the door. Some genius around here predicted Maddon ending up in Dodger Blue only a few days ago. I can't see Mattingly lasting long with Friedman. Maddon could be had via trade right now, and there's been rumblings of that possibility in Tampa for a couple of months. He's a free agent after next season if ownership doesn't let Friedman shoot Mattingly yet. Davey Martinez would likely take over in Tampa if Maddon goes, but also would not be surprised to see him be the guy to follow Friedman to LA.
Couple of other things:
Friedman worked in TB without a contract. That's Sternberg's policy for all the execs.
Matt Silverman is going to take over day to day duties for Friedman in TB. He's currently the team president. Friedman reported to him. One of Silverman's deputies will take over business operations. Sternberg/Silverman/Friedman were the brain trust, so continuity will be maintained.
From a purely selfish standpoint (that I'm sure nobody cares about), since the Dodgers are my NL/backup rooting interest, I'm happy to see Friedman go there if he has to go. If there is to be a Rays spinoff, might as well be one with lots of dough to see if the philosophy translates into that environment. Godspeed Andrew.