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MLB free agency: What’s the downside to Juan Soto, Willy Adames, others? Devil’s advocate on top 10 players [Video]

Anyone who has endured a business management course knows that they’re a waste of time at best and a soul-corroding endeavor at worst. Those unfortunate souls have, additionally, heard of the concept of a “red team” or of “red teaming.” For everyone else in the crowd, that’s a consultant’s terminology for playing the devil’s advocate. It’s a straightforward exercise that sees individuals push back against an idea, the thinking being that good ideas will withstand the critical assault and bad ones won’t.

The same is true for ballplayers. We know as much because every so often we conduct a similar exercise within a baseball context. This particular article is one such occasion. Below, we’ve taken the top 10 free agents on our board and presented an argument against signing them. The purpose is not to run down these players — they’re all incredibly skilled and worthy of …

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