Alexander: It’s crunch time for Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman

The world according to Jim:
• Under the stewardship of Andrew Friedman and his staff – including that squadron of “research and development” employees, hidden away in the former visitors’ clubhouse, who crunch the numbers and influence strategy – the Dodgers have assembled a juggernaut. They’re deep, they’re talented, they mine hidden gems (Max Muncy, anyone?) and turn them into productive big leaguers, and they’ve tightened their ownership of