He was a third-round draft choice by the Astros in 1992 and appeared in 131 career games for the Astros and Tigers. Holt joins the River Bandits after two seasons in the same role for short-season Tri-City and brings over four seasons of MLB pitching experience to the River Bandits. Joining Lopez on the coaching staff this season are pitching coach Chris Holt and hitting coach Joel Chimelis. He enters his eighth season as a manager in the Astros organization with a career 325-340 record. Lopez was the manager of Advanced-A Lancaster in 2015, leading the JetHawks to a playoff spot in the California League and a Minor League best 888 runs, 174 home runs. He led the team to their sixth Midwest League championship in 2013 a team that featured reigning American League Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa. Manager Omar Lopez returns to the Quad Cities in 2016 after serving as manager for the River Bandits in 20. "River Bandits fans can expect both great baseball and great family fun when they come to the friendliest ballpark in America this summer." "We can always count on the Astros to send us both great players on the field and people away from it," says River Bandits General Manager Andrew Chesser. Position Players: Marlon Avea, Daz Cameron, Christian Correa, Osvaldo Duarte, Anthony Hermelyn, Brooks Marlow, Dexture McCall, Aaron Mizell, Antonio Nunez, Pat Porter, Johnny Sewald, Kyle Tucker, and Bobby Wernes. Armentaros, Dorris and Thome all spent part of the 2015 season with the River Bandits. Pitchers: Albert Abreu, Rogelio Armentaros, Matt Bower, Ryan Deemes, Jacob Dorris, Ralph Garza, Jose Hernandez, Sebastian Kessay, Kevin McCanna, Chris Murphy, Andrew Thome, Adam Whitt, and Alex Winkelman. Here is the 2016 Opening Day roster announced by the Astros Director of Minor League Operations Allen Rowin on Tuesday, which did not denote players expected on the disabled list: Those great players, along with great amusement rides, delicious food, fun giveaways and terrific entertainment, continue to make River Bandits games at Modern Woodmen Park the best family entertainment value in all of Minor League Baseball." "The Astros continue to provide the Quad Cities with their very best prospects, many of whom, like last year's Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa, go on to do great things in the majors. "This is going to be a very exciting year both on and off the field for the River Bandits," says owner Dave Heller. Rogelio Armentaros, Jacob Dorris, and Andrew Thome all return from the 2015 River Bandits pitching staff that had the lowest earned run average of any Quad Cities team since joining the Midwest League in 1960. Three pitchers who spent part of the 2015 season in the Quad Cities will return to the River Bandits as well. 12 prospect according to Baseball America and MLB.com ranks him the the No.
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2013 non-drafted free agent Albert Abreu is the No. Another top prospect joins the River Bandits pitching staff in 2016. Baseball America also touts Cameron as the best defensive outfielder in the Astros' system. Cameron, son of former Major League outfielder Mike Cameron, is Baseball America and MLB.com's fifth-rated prospect in the Astros organization. Tucker is joined in the Quad Cities by fellow 2015 draft choice Daz Cameron, who was selected in supplemental first round. Kyle Tucker was drafted out of Plant High School, where broke his brother's home run mark en route to the 2015 Baseball America 'High School Player of the Year' award. The Tampa, Florida native was drafted one month afer his brother, Preston Tucker, made his Major League debut with the Astros. Cooper of Baseball America list him as the No. 74 prospect in all of Minor League baseball while Ben Badler and J.J.
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He is the fourth-rated prospect in the Astros system by both Baseball America and MLB.com.
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The fifth overall pick in 2015, Kyle Tucker, begins his first full professional season with the River Bandits. Both have Major League pedigrees to go along with their top-prospect prowess.
The outfield will be a highlight this season in the Quad Cities, with two Astros top-5 prospects patrolling Midwest League fields. At least one move will be required to get the River Bandits to the Midwest League's 25-player active roster limit. The roster currently consists of 26 players and is subject to change prior to Opening Day on Thursday, April 7. The Astros have Baseball America's second-ranked minor league system in all of baseball, coming on the heels of a 2015 season where seven of the Astros domestic affiliates reached their respective post-season. The roster, announced by the Houston Astros on Tuesday, is headlined by three top prospects in the Astros organization, including two MLB.com and Baseball America top-5 organizational prospects. DAVENPORT, Iowa - A year after pacing all of Minor League Baseball in winning percentage, the Quad Cities River Bandits bring another exciting lineup to the Midwest League in 2016.
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