Published 11/20/2008
by Chico Harlan
at Nationals Journal
With last year's manager, Randy Knorr, now a part of the Washington coaching staff, Class A Potomac knew it would need a new manager for 2009. The team today announced that Trent Jewett, a long-time minor league manager with the Pittsburgh organization, will take the job. Rounding out the staff is Jerry Browne (hitting coach), Paul Menhart (pitching coach) and Atsushi Toriida (trainer). Jewett, 44, has managed for the last six years at the Class...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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