The Brewers added some defense to their outfield Thursday by trading for Arizona's Gerardo Parra.
The Milwaukee Brewers have made an interesting splash before the trade deadline, acquiring outfielder Gerardo Parra from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team recently announced the deal, which sends prospects Mitch Haniger and Anthony Banda to Arizona.
Parra, 27, is something of a buy-low opportunity for Milwaukee. He's one of the better defensive outfielders in a game -- a two-time Gold Glove winner -- and remains solid there, but his offensive production has bottomed out in 2014 with a .259/.305/.362 line in 440 plate appearances.
With his cost increasing through arbitration and free agency looming after the 2016 season, Parra became expendable for Arizona with his declined play this year. The return also isn't terrible for the Diamondbacks, giving them a young outfielder who could potentially take over in Arizona a year from now.
Haniger, 23, was drafted by the Brewers with the No. 38 overall pick in the 2012 draft. He was rated as Milwaukee's No. 3 prospect entering the 2014 season by Baseball America, and has batted .255/.316/.416 with 10 homers in 271 plate appearances at the Double-A level this season.
Banda isn't as highly regarded a prospect, but at least gives the team some more organizational pitching depth. He's pitched for Single-A Wisconsin this season, posting a 3.66 ERA over 20 appearances (including 14 starts).
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