ORLANDO -- The large conference room on the second floor of the Signia by Hilton hotel was filled with smiles on Tuesday afternoon. Podiums were set up for every country participating in next spring's World Baseball Classic, with flags behind the managers and general managers who talked about the rosters they hope to put together.

The emotions are a bit different for many of the 30 teams providing the players, though, and that includes the Giants.

Basically their entire core is on the initial lists -- about 50 players for most WBC teams -- that have been put together. While Jung Hoo Lee (South Korea) is considered a lock to play and Heliot Ramos (Puerto Rico) is a likely choice, the fates of guys like Rafael Devers (Dominican Republic), Willy Adames (Dominican Republic) and Matt Chapman

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