Dodgers miss out on Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon as search for upgrades continues

SAN DIEGO — It’s a quote that has increasingly become a millstone dragged around by Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. But three years ago, he said teams that are “always rational about every free agent, you will finish third on every free agent.”
At least this time, the Dodgers appear to have finished second.
Right-hander Gerrit Cole agreed to a nine-year, $324 million contract with the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, ending a high-stakes free a