Top Prospect Cam Smith of Houston Astros on Verge of Joining Insane Baseball History

Houston Astros third baseman Cam Smith (90) hits a single against the New York Mets during the fourth inning at Clover Park on Feb. 27. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Top Prospect Cam Smith of Houston Astros on Verge of Joining Insane Baseball History

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Mar 24, 2025 6:38 PM ET

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While it's not officially official, it seems as if it's going to happen: Top prospect Cam Smith is going to make the Houston Astros' roster for Opening Day. And when he does, he'll do so in historic fashion.

According to Jim Callis of MLB.com, Smith's 32 games in the minor leagues will be the third-fastest that someone has gone from the draft to the big leagues, with only Pete Incaviglia and John Olerud getting their quicker.

...During his pro debut, he homered in six consecutive games in Single-A and also went deep in the Double-A Southern League playoffs, batting a combined .313/.396/.609 with seven blasts in 32 games. If he breaks camp with the Astros, he'll join Paul Molitor and Mark Teixeira (see below) are the only players on this list whose teams changed their positions to get them on the Opening Day roster.

Top #Astros prospect Cam Smith is on the precipice of joining an exclusive group

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— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 24, 2025

With Grapefruit League play now over, Smith finishes at a .342 batting average with four homers, 11 RBI and eight runs scored. He went 13-for-38. With regards to Callis's note, Smith is a third baseman by trade who will likely move to right field.

He'll replace Kyle Tucker in that spot. The two were traded for each other this offseason. Smith is ranked as the No. 58 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline.

The Astros are coming off a season in which they won the American League West before getting eliminated in the wild card round of the American League playoffs.

They'll open the season on Thursday at home against the New York Mets.

This article first appeared on Minor League Baseball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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