Jonathan Herrera
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Jonathan Alejandro Herrera
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 150 lb.
- School Manuel Segundo Sanchez High School
- Debut April 30, 2008
- Born November 3, 1984 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
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Infielder Jonathan Herrera was signed by Colorado Rockies scout Francisco Cartaya as a 17 year old in 2002. He made his pro debut with the 2002 DSL Rockies (.300/.371/.361) before coming stateside in 2003 with the Casper Rockies, hitting .308 with 12 stolen bases in 39 games. He was the starting shortstop for the Asheville Tourists the next summer and hit .279 with 6 home runs, 35 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. He began the 2005 campaign on the disabled list with a sprained right hand. After coming back, he hit .310 in 19 games with Asheville before being promoted in June to the Modesto Nuts, where he hit .258 with 2 homers and 30 RBI in 73 games.
Herrera was back with Modesto in 2006 and hit .310 with 8 triples, 7 home runs, and 77 RBI in 127 games there. He was with the AA Tulsa Drillers the next summer and, as the team's regular shortstop, hit .257 with 24 doubles, 4 triples, 3 homers, 40 RBI and 65 runs scored. He started 2008 with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and batted .310 in 22 games there before being promoted to the Rockies in late April.
