Full Name: Alvin Colina
Birthplace: Puerto Cabello, VZ
DOB: December 26, 1981
Bats: R   Throws: R
Height: 6' 3"   Weight: 209 lbs
Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Colorado Rockies in 1998.


Alvin Colina looks like a very good catching prospect albeit a bit old. He has the size and the professional look that scouts drool over. Right now he would be stuck behind Chris Iannetta for serious playing time at the AAA level should Iannetta not make the Rockies roster in 2007.

Colina has good size with a strong arm. His hitting looks solid with a possible homerun stroke hiding in there. Keep your eye on Colina.. he might just be something in the future.


Year    Team     Lg Lvl  G   AB  R   H   2B 3B HR  RBI SB CS  BB  SO  AVG  OBP  SLG
2000 Az Rockies Az  Rk  35  122  25  43   7  1  4   28  2  3   9  26 .352 .417 .525
2001 Tri-City Nwest A-  47  164  12  35  10  0  5   17  0  2  12  50 .213 .283 .366
2002 Asheville SAL  A   59  212  22  50   8  0  7   36  1  0  20  57 .236 .312 .373
2003 Asheville SAL  A   72  256  26  68  20  1  4   23  5  4  20  53 .266 .329 .398
2004 Visalia Calif  A+  95  334  43  84  23  0 11   47  0  1  24  81 .251 .312 .419
2005 Modesto Calif  A+   9   34   2   9   3  0  0    3  0  1   3  14 .265 .324 .353
2005 Tulsa    Tex  AA   59  207  23  53   5  0  9   35  0  2  20  42 .256 .330 .411
2006 Tulsa    Tex  AA   92  323  45  82  14  1 12   46  3  2  23  77 .254 .314 .415
2006 Colorado     MLB    2    5   0   1   0  0  0    1  0  0   0   1 .200 .200 .200
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Major League Totals -    2    5   0   1   0  0  0    1  0  0   0   1 .200 .200 .200
Minor League Totals -  502 1738 208 440  91  3 53  244 11 15 131 400 .253 .318 .400

10/23/06.. addition.. MLB.com
This year will be a big one for Colina, who was coming off reconstructive knee surgery and proved to be in excellent physical condition. He and Iannetta, who got most of the time at catcher for the Rockies in the final month, split the time at Double-A Tulsa.

The Rockies will have Iannetta, Yorvit Torrealba and at least one more catcher like Torrealba (with Major League experience) in camp, so making the team in camp would be a stretch. But if Colina continues to prove he is healthy and improves offensively -- he batted .254 at Tulsa before being promoted to the Majors for limited duty -- he could be a factor in the Rockies' catching future.