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Brewers Acquire Gerardo Parra
By Tim Dierkes [July 31, 2014 at 1:10pm CDT]
The Brewers officially acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Gerardo Parra from
the Diamondbacks today for minor leaguers Mitch Haniger and Anthony Banda.
MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers
Parra, 27, is hitting .259/.305/.362 in 440 plate appearances this year,
playing mostly right field for Arizona. Parra has typically posted stellar
defensive metrics, though he’s been about average this year based on UZR and
DRS. He has about $1.6MM remaining on his contract this year, and is
arbitration eligible for 2015. A left-handed batter, Parra could enter
something of a platoon with Khris Davis in left field. Or, he may just spell
Davis, Carlos Gomez, and Ryan Braun as an oft-used fourth outfielder.
Haniger, 23, is hitting .255/.316/.416 in 271 plate appearances at Double-A
this year. Baseball America rated Haniger the third-best prospect in the
Brewers’ weak farm system prior to the season, calling him the team’s most
advanced hitting prospect. The Brewers drafted Haniger 38th overall in 2012
as a supplemental draft pick for the loss of Prince Fielder. Banda, 20, is a
southpaw starter with 83 2/3 innings at Low-A this year. Baseball America
ranked him 27th among Brewers prospects prior to the season, though they say
the team viewed him as a potential mid-rotation starter.
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick first reported the Brewers and D’Backs completed a
trade involving Mitch Haniger. John Gambadoro of KTAR first reported the
Brewers acquired Parra. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic first reported
the D’Backs acquired a second player. Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports
Images.