New Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman has reached out to former San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes about taking the same position with the Dodgers, according to ESPN.

Asked about those conversations after his introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Friedman was vague, saying he "talked to a lot of people about a lot of things." Friedman said that he is not ready to announce who his GM will be, or what their job will be, but will for now will “embrace the dynamic people that are already in place.”

Friedman also announced that he will retain Don Mattingly as manager, while also downplaying reports that he was looking to hire Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon after the 2015 season. "I'm going into it with the expectation that we're going to work together for a long time. I've had one manager in the 10 years I've been doing this, and I'm looking forward to working with Donnie for a long time." Friedman said.

Friedman also said that he will not raid Tampa Bay’s front office, as well as will not use the computer system he created when he was with Tampa Bay, saying "It definitely takes time. I was so adamant about the security measures, so that when anyone left the Rays, they couldn't take that information. It's actually a fun process. We had a lot of fun over the years creating that. It's something I look forward to recreating here with a lot of bright people."

Adrian Gonzalez, the Dodgers first baseman attended the news conference, asking if Friedman intended to hire a “new, younger first baseman.”

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