Guardians Nation

Gabriel Arias is making his return complicated for the Guardians.

After missing more than two months with a left hamstring strain, Arias finally began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus and wasted no time reminding everyone what he can bring.

In his third at-bat back, Arias blasted a solo home run to right field, showing that the power he flashed early in the season is still there.

That creates an interesting question for Cleveland.

Travis Bazzana has impressed at second base. Brayan Rocchio has settled in at shortstop. And José Ramírez still owns third base.

So where does Arias fit?

He has the talent to help this lineup, but Cleveland now has to figure out the cleanest way to get him back into the mix without disrupting what is already working.

For the Guardians, this is not a bad problem.

But it is definitely a complicated one.

Stop us if you've heard this before:

Jose Ramirez did major damage to those Yankees 😎

In the first two games in this series in The Bronx, Jose has:

6 H

3 RBI

4 R

1 HR

1 SB

Let's go for the sweep tomorrow, Guardians Nation 😤