ATLANTA -- As Adonis Garcia prepares to return from the disabled list and Rio Ruiz continues to make a case he should remain at the Major League level, the Braves may soon have to decide how they will use these two third basemen.
Garcia, who has spent the past week on the disabled list with left Achilles tendinitis, is expected to be ready for activation when he becomes eligible Friday. Once he returns, there's a chance he'll have to platoon with Ruiz, a talented, left-handed-hitting prospect who would get a majority of the starts at third base under this arrangement.