Cam Smith has been one of the best things about this year’s Houston Astros team. Despite coming into the year with just 33 minor league games under his belt, he's looked like a multi-year veteran this season. Based on the latest story from The Athletic (subscription required), however, it seems as though the Astros are working to lessen the amount of pressure placed on the rookie over the second-half of the 2025 season.
While Smith is regarded as one of the hardest workers on the Astros, his game has seen a dip in production of late, which is why some Astros coaches are working to limit the amount of work he puts during the team's pregame workouts.