On Tuesday, top prospect Matt Chapman played shortstop for the Double-A Midland RockHounds. After starting the game on the bench, the slugger entered in the 2nd inning to replace outfielder Danny Oh. There are a lot of ways that the Hounds could have adjusted their defensive alignment to put Chapman at his natural position of third base, but instead they stuck him at short. Grab your popcorn, because this is starting to get interesting.
This isn't the first time Chapman has played shortstop this season. In fact, it's the seventh time. The first came in April, when fellow infielder Wade Kirkland was called on to pitch in the 14th inning of a marathon contest, and normally you could chalk that up to the zaniness of extra-extra innings.