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Report: Orioles Trade for OF Gerardo Parra

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Once again, Dan Duquette’s patience at the trading deadline seems to be paying dividends. Though O’s fans lose their minds all July begging for the front office to “DO SOMETHING!,” Dan looks to have come through for the third straight year on the day of the deadline (Bud Norris & Andrew Miller were both deadline day deals, in 2013 and 2014, respectively).

This time, he pulled off a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, sending minor league pitcher Zach Davies to the Brew Crew for outfielder Gerardo Parra. The Baltimore Sun’s Dan Connolly says it’s official, pending physicals (O’s fans shudder – but HEY! They were right about Balfour…)

Parra, 28, is in his seventh MLB season. He spent the first five and a half of those in Arizona before being traded to Milwaukee last year. He is a career .279/.330/.407 hitter, but is having his best season by far here in 2015, raking to the tune of .328/.369/.517, a 140 OPS+, 24 doubles, five triples, and nine home runs. He’s a free agent after this year, and having the kind of “contract year” players dream of, so he’s most likely a rental for the Orioles.

Defensively, he has two outfield Gold Gloves, one in 2011 and one in 2013, but the defensive metrics on Baseball-Reference.com say that he’s declined a bit. His best position is left field.

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Davies, 22, has a 2.84 ERA in 18 starts in Norfolk this season. He has struck out 81 and walked 33 in 101.1 innings pitched. In 2014, he posted a 3.35 in 110 innings in Bowie, after putting up a 3.69 in 148.2 innings in Frederick in 2013.

The Birds are also still rumored to be in talks for Philadelphia outfielder Ben Revere. They’ll have to make a move to get Parra on the roster, so guys like Chris Parmelee & David Lough should be quite nervous at the moment.

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