Andrew Friedman expects to sign a new contract to stay with the Dodgers soon

In the same press availability in which the Rick Honeycutt news was released, Dodgers President Andrew Friedman announced that he expects to sign a new contract to remain with the Dodgers some time in the next few days. Friedman, who joined the Dodgers five years ago after building the Rays from laughingstock to contender, was about to become a free agent executive. While there was never any public suggestion by him or the Dodgers that they would part ways, the GM opening in Boston — which is functionally a president of baseball operations job — is currently vacant.