Minor Manager, Major Additions: Quad Cities River Bandits

 This will be the eighth in series on the minor league managers of the different minor league teams from Iowa.  Today we will break down the Quad Cities River Bandits. The River Bandits existed from 1992 to 2003 and 2008-present.  Many major leaguers have come through here, including Joe Mauer, Billy Wagner, Carlos Correa and Johan Santana.  

Chris Widger is the biggest name in the group (based on TCDB cards), with Manny Acta, Luis Aguaya and Jim Pankovits having a fair share of base Topps as well. 

Mitch Seoane

1994 River Bandits Manager (Angels affiliate)

26 cards in TCDB

Steve Dillard

1993-94/2008-09 River Bandits Manager (Astros/Cardinals affiliate)

36 cards in TCDB

• Boston Red Sox (1975–1977)
• Detroit Tigers (1978)
• Chicago Cubs (1979–1981)
• Chicago White Sox (1982)

Jim Pankovits

1995-96 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

71 cards in TCDB

As player
• Houston Astros (1984–1988)
• Boston Red Sox (1990)

 Manny Acta

1997 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

75 cards in TCDB

As manager

• Washington Nationals (2007–2009)
• Cleveland Indians (2010–2012)

As coach

• Montreal Expos (2002–2004)
• New York Mets (2005–2006)
• Seattle Mariners (2016–present)

Mike Rojas

1998 River Bandits Manager (Marlins affiliate)

11 cards in TCDB

• As coach
  • Detroit Tigers (2011–2013)
  • Seattle Mariners (2014–2015)

Jose Marzan

1999 River Bandits Manager (Twins affiliate)

19 cards in TCDB

Stan Cliburn

2000 River Bandits Manager (Twins affiliate)

52 cards in TCDB

• California Angels (1980)

Jeff Carter

2001-03 River Bandits Manager (Twins affiliate)

29 cards in TCDB

Johnny Rodriguez

2010-11 River Bandits Manager (Cardinals affiliate)

14 cards in TCDB

Luis Aguayo

2012-13 River Bandits Manager (Cardinals affiliate)

84 cards in TCDB

As player

• Philadelphia Phillies (1980–1988)
• New York Yankees (1988)
• Cleveland Indians (1989)

Omar Lopez

2014/16 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

11 cards in TCDB

Josh Bonifay

2015 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

55 cards in TCDB

As coach

• Texas Rangers (2017)

As executive

• Philadelphia Phillies (2019)

Russ Steinhorn

2017 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

5 cards in TCDB

Mickey Storey

2018 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

20 cards in TCDB

• Houston Astros (2012)
• Toronto Blue Jays (2013)

Ray Hernandez

2019 River Bandits Manager (Astros affiliate)

3 cards in TCDB

Chris Widger

2021 River Bandits Manager (Royals affiliate)

194 cards in TCDB

• Seattle Mariners (1995–1996)
• Montreal Expos (1997–2000)
• Seattle Mariners (2000)
• New York Yankees (2002)
• St. Louis Cardinals (2003)
• Chicago White Sox (2005–2006)
• Baltimore Orioles (2006)

Brooks Conrad

2022 River Bandits Manager (Royals affiliate)

92 cards in TCDB

• Oakland Athletics (2008)
• Atlanta Braves (2009–2011)
• Milwaukee Brewers (2012)
• Tampa Bay Rays (2012)
• Hanshin Tigers (2013)
• San Diego Padres (2014)