How Dodgers catcher Will Smith emerged as two-way player after offseason work
LOS ANGELES — When the Dodgers opened their camp in Glendale this spring, they had a blue-chip catching prospect that evaluators agreed had the upside to be a two-way player at a position with precious few these days.
That player was Keibert Ruiz.
His fellow catcher and sometime minor-league teammate, Will Smith, was also a blue-chip prospect at the position, one who was more advanced defensively than Ruiz. But there were questions about how much Smith would be able to contribute offensive
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