Alan Cockrell

Atlee Alan Cockrell

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
• School University of Tennessee
• High School Parkwood High School (Joplin)
• Debut September 7, 1996
• Final Game September 29, 1996
• Born December 5, 1962 in Kansas City, KS USA

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Biographical Information

Once a top 10 draft pick, Alan Cockrell kicked around the minor leagues for thirteen seasons. As a minor league outfielder, he played in 1,414 career games from 1984-1996 and batted .278. Cockrell finally got his moment in the Show in 1996, batting .250 in 9 games with the Colorado Rockies.

A former starting quarterback with the Tennessee Volunteers, Cockrell retired soon after his brief major league stint, spending many years as a coach in the Rockies farm system. He began as a part-time coach with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1998 and also did some scouting for the Rockies organization. Cockrell spent the first two months of the 1999 season as a coach for the Asheville Tourists before taking over as manager of the short-season Portland Rockies in June. The Rockies promoted him to manager of the Salem Avalanche in 2000. Cockrell was the Rockies Minor League Hitting Coordinator in 2001 and started 2002 in that role. On April 29th, the Rockies named Clint Hurdle their new manager and promoted Cockrell to Rockies hitting coach for the remainder of the year. Cockrell returned to minor league coaching in 2003 as Sky Sox hitting coach where he remained through the 2006 season. Another call to the majors came in 2007 when the Rockies led the National League in batting (.280), hits (1591), and on-base percentage (.354) and reached the 2007 World Series. Cockrell continued as the Rockies hitting coach in 2008.

Cockrell was named hitting coach of the Seattle Mariners in 2009, but was fired on May 9, 2010 with the team's offense in the doldrums. The team was hitting .225 at the time, with only 10 home runs; as a point of comparison, American League home run leader Paul Konerko had already collected 11 by himself at that point. Cockrell was replaced by AAA hitting instructor Alonzo Powell. In 2011, Cockrell became the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Hitting Coordinator, a position he retained through 2014. In 2015, he was named assistant hitting coach of the New York Yankees, then in 2016 was promoted to hitting coach, a position he also held in 2017.

According to the Alan Cockrell Baseball Facebook page, Cockrell "offers lessons, virtual analysis, virtual lessons, speaking engagements, and clinics" as of late 2024.[1]

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1999	Portland Rockies	Northwest League	39-37	4th	Colorado Rockies	Lost League Finals
2000	Salem Avalanche	Carolina League	73-67	2nd	Colorado Rockies