"ORLANDO, Fla. - Buster Posey described the World Baseball Classic as "one of my favorite events outside of Major League Baseball that I've ever played in my whole life." He played in the tournament once, helping Team USA capture gold for the first - and only - time. He fondly remembers Marcus Stroman dotting pitches and talking smack. As the Giants' president of baseball operations, Posey views the event in a slightly different light."
""I think you just have a thoughtful conversation with them around it and present the upside and potential downside as well," Posey said on Tuesday at MLB's Winter Meetings. The Giants stand to send several players to the World Baseball Classic, the international baseball tournament that coincides with spring training. The exact list of San Francisco's participants is not finalized but the candidates include Logan Webb and Matt Chapman (United States); Willy Adames and Rafael Devers (Dominican Republic); Jung Hoo Lee (South Korea);"
Buster Posey called the World Baseball Classic one of his favorite events outside Major League Baseball and recalls Marcus Stroman's competitive antics. As the Giants' president of baseball operations, Posey recommends thoughtful conversations with players that outline upside and potential downside of participation. The Giants could send several players to the tournament, with stronger candidates including Jung Hoo Lee, Heliot Ramos, Kai-Wei Teng and José Buttó; South Korea expects Lee and Puerto Rico wants Ramos in the outfield. The Classic produces electrifying moments and unexpected performances while also complicating pitchers' and other players' spring preparation.
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