Nah. Spendy and with more down side than upside. In '12-'14, Parra slugged .392, .403, & .369. In his 100 Milwaukee games in '15, he slugged .517. In Baltimore he fell back to .357. Which one is more likely the anomaly?
In those 100 games he hit 50 pts, OBP'ed 43 pts and slugged 103 pts above his career average. I'm not betting it returns.
Well, I'm not betting my $8Mx3.
He once was a good outfield glove, but the past two years have seen him plunge defensively. Based on dWAR, he's been Seth Smith out there for two years. Well, he's played a bit of CF so he's probably better than Smith in the corners. He only had 5 CF starts in '14,, although he was up to 26 in '15.
But he's not really a CF. As you pointed out, he does hit RHP decently. If you can get the bid on Son, he's way better and cheaper, too.
If we got him I wouldn't whine incessantly, but I would rather we spent that money elsewhere. Heck, it's probably a pick-em bet whether he's any better than a healthy Ramon Flores. B-R projects Parra at .273-.321-.413 and Flores at .259-.316-.396.
Maybe I would whine incessantly.
Let him go.