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 part

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