GERARDO PARRA RUMORS
Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2
Gerardo Parra tripled and scored twice, and Josh Wilson had a run-scoring double to help lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Rockies All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was lifted in the bottom of the third inning because of a strained left shoulder.
Patrick Corbin threw five scoreless innings before tiring in his final inning-plus. Corbin...
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Gerardo Parra Is Doing Good Things
Entering the spring, Gerardo Parra was once again a man without a home. After a starting a career-high 124 times in 2011, and doing so handily, Parra shifted back into part-time status in 2012. But with Adam Eaton and Cody Ross both suffering injuries before the season began, and Jason Kubel landing on the disabled list with a strained left quad two weeks into it, Parra has once...
Parra, Carpenter Should be April Regulars
With the season fast approaching the injuries are already starting to pile up. Today we delve into two players whose playing time should be beneficial to your fantasy team in the first weeks of the season.Gerardo Parra, OF, ARIYou know the name, it almost seems like he has been around forever. I get it, it sounds like a boring option, but with Adam Eaton out six to eight weeks and...
D-backs avoid arbitration by signing Parra
PHOENIX The Diamondbacks completed their offseason business by signing Gerardo Parra to a 2.35 million contract, avoiding arbitration with their last eligible player. It leaves manager Kirk Gibson in a similar situation he faced last season how to play manage playing time with his four capable outfielder starters.
Newcomer Cody Ross is expected to take over in right field for...
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February 05, 2013
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Gerardo Parra, D-backs agree to $2.35M 1-year deal
Outfielder Gerardo Parra and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $2.35 million, one-year contract, settling the team's last salary arbitration case of the year.
He had asked for a raise from $502,000 to $2.7 million when arbitration figures were exchanged last month, and the Diamondbacks had offered $2.1 million. The agreement was announced Tuesday.
The 25-year-old is...
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February 05, 2013
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Elderly fan's good luck rubs off on Parra
SAN DIEGO -- Call it the magic touch. Or maybe the laying on of hands.
Whatever it was, it worked.
Gerardo Parra hit a home run Sunday after asking an elderly female fan sitting near the on-deck circle to touch his bat before he went to the plate in the seventh inning. Parra was loosening to hit when he noticed the lady, whom he guessed was about 90.
"She looked at me and...
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June 03, 2012
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Dan Majerle snags ground rule double at Diamondbacks game (Video)
While attending Saturday's Arizona Diamondbacks game, a ground rule double hit by D-backs outfielder Gerardo Parra was snagged behind the outfield wall by none other than former NBA star Dan Majerle.
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Majerle was enjoying a barbecue and holding a plate of food with his left hand when the ball came his way, but he was able to grab...
'Defensive weapon' Parra to see plenty of time
Gold Glover Gerardo Parra could see a lot of time in left field even in games he does not start, manager Kirk Gibson said before Saturdays game.
Parra entered as a defensive replacement for starter Jason Kubel for the final three innings of the D-backs 5-4 victory over San Francisco on Friday, coming in after the D-backs broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth, just after Kubel had his third...
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April 07, 2012
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Parra stays positive despite losing starting job
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Anyone who thought Gerardo Parra would gripe about losing his starting job as the Diamondbacks left fielder does not know Parra.
Parra, who won a Gold Glove as the Diamondbacks starting left fielder in 2011, became the Diamondbacks fourth outfielder and backup at all three spots whenfree agent was Jason Kubel.
My first reaction I know Kubel. I saw him when...
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February 22, 2012
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The best fourth outfielder in baseball?
24-year old Gold Glove outfielder Gerardo Parra shifts to utility duty following the Arizona Diamondbacks' acquisition of Jason Kubel. Could Parra be the best fourth outfielder in all of baseball?
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January 08, 2012
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