An entirely new field staff will lead the Quad Cities River Bandits this year.
This week, the parent team, Houston Astros, announced the manager of their Class-A affiliate in the Midwest League will be Russ Steinhorn. Last season, he managed a team in the Dominican Republic for Houston, following three seasons as a hitting coach for another Astros team.
Other new coaches for the River Bandits include pitching coach Drew French and hitting coach Ben Rosenthal. And for the first time, the team will have a developmental coach.
Last year's manager, Omar Lopez, has been promoted to a "high A-level" Astros team in the Carolina League.