GERARDO PARRA RUMORS

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. Your browser does not support iframes. 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...
Via Holdout Sports  |  18 days ago

Parra's slam helps Arizona end 5-game skid

PHOENIX (AP) -- Gerardo Parra hit his first career grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Sunday, snapping a five-game losing streak. Atlanta had won five in a row. Ian Kennedy (3-0) posted his seventh straight win dating to last August. The Diamondbacks helped him by scoring more than two runs for the first time in four...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 22, 2012

Diamondbacks 6, Braves 4

Gerardo Parra hit his first career grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Sunday, snapping a five-game losing streak. Ian Kennedy (3-0) posted his seventh straight win dating to last August. The Diamondbacks helped him by scoring more than two runs for the first time in four games. David Hernandez retired the side in...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 22, 2012

'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...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 07, 2012

Nationals Scout Diamondbacks OF Gerardo Parra for Second Straight Day

The Washington Nationals showed interest in Arizona Diamondbacks OF Gerardo Parra earlier this spring, but nothing seemed to happen immediately afterwards. That interest seems to have been reignited for the Nats front office over the last two days, as a total of six Nationals scouts have watched DBacks games where Parra has played, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com. Knobler...
Via The Nats Blog  |  March 21, 2012

The Diamondbacks Should Keep Parra

Gerardo Parra put together a solid, under the radar season over 141 games in 2011, posting a .340 wOBA and +10 UZR en route to three wins above replacement. He won a Gold Glove flanking Chris Young and Justin Upton and showed some legitimate signs of offensive improvement at just 24 years old. The Diamondbacks, unsure whether or not the improvements were sustainable, opted to sign...
Via Fangraphs  |  February 27, 2012

Nationals looking at Gerardo Parra

The Washington Nationals have checked in on outfielder Gerardo Parra<...
Via PRO Rumors  |  February 25, 2012

Nationals Show Interest in OF Gerardo Parra

The Washington Nationals are interested in Arizona Diamondbacks OF Gerardo Parra, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson.  Nationals GM Mike Rizzo was the scouting director with the Diamondbacks when Parra signed with the team in 2004. Parra is just 24 years old and under team control through the 2015 season.  He is eligible for arbitration after this season.  In his three seasons...
Via The Nats Blog  |  February 25, 2012

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...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  February 22, 2012

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?
Via diamondbacks.scout.com  |  January 08, 2012
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