April 30, 2022

Due Diligence

Here is a quote from when the Dodgers signed Trevor Bauer:

Back then, Bauer told reporters, “I’m doing my best to be better.” And Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, said the team’s due diligence focused on talking to Bauer, his former teammates and previous organizations.

“We came away from it feeling good about it,” Friedman said at the time. “Now, obviously time will tell, but I feel like he’s going to be a tremendous add, not just on the field, but in the clubhouse and the community.”

Chron.com

When the Mets fired Jared Porter over sexual harassment, it came out that in doing their due diligence, the team never spoke with any women. It looks like this may be the case with the Dodgers, even though Bauer’s social media gave them reason to do so. It might be a good idea to put a sign up in the office of everyone in MLB who hires that says, “Talk to women.”

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