PHILADELPHIA – After a three-week demotion to Triple-A in May, Braves third baseman Adonis Garcia set out to prove he belonged in a major league lineup. He’s made a strong case for three months, and folks are taking notice.
Team officials have stopped mentioning third base as a need going into next season. For a while, the position was usually listed with catching and starting pitching as likely offseason priorities.
But that was before Garcia kept hitting … and hitting … and hitting some more.
