Astros No. 1 prospect Cam Smith drives a two-run home run to right field, giving Houston a 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning

Asking Smith to learn a new position while adjusting to life in the majors might be ludicrous, but he has forced the Astros to consider it.

When Dana Brown said back in February that his team’s No. 1 prospect Cam Smith “has a chance to be an aircraft carrier,” he launched memes all across Astros Twitter. There was Smith’s face superimposed on the side of an aircraft carrier,

Though Isaac Paredes is the top option at Cam Smith's familiar position, third base, Houston is executing an interesting move in an attempt to get the budding star on the Opening Day roster.

Owner Jim Crane commented that Smith “could make the ballclub this year at some point." That point could come sooner than expected.