Call them the Soto Dominoes, the free agents that will fall once free-agent outfielder Juan Soto picks his next team. The impact of the Soto signing will be profound and far-reaching not only for the bidding clubs, but practically every segment of this year’s market.

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.

The Red Sox are already bracing for the possibility that Juan Soto signs elsewhere in free agency with other teams hot on his tail.