Dodgers Could Benefit By Promoting Will Smith or Keibert Ruiz

As fans may already be aware, the Dodgers have a multitude of catching prospects, two of which could contribute to some degree if promoted to the big leagues.

At the forefront are Keibert Ruiz and Will Smith.

Before Matt Beaty and Kyle Garlick were promoted, the Dodgers were carrying three catchers with Austin Barns, Russell Martin and—after Travis d’Arnaud was traded—Rocky Gale. Then, the Dodgers decided to send down Gale in favor of bringing up Beaty and Garlick,

The better move may have been either Ruiz or Smith.

The Dodgers reasoning for carrying three catchers before was wanting flexibility to Barnes and Martin in the field and having one of them pinch hit while still having a catcher in…