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I like what I have seen but his history troubles me a little.

In 5 of his 6 previous seasons he has only had an OPS+ >100 ....one time. By comparison Markakis did have an OPS of >100 in 5 of the 6 prior seasons going into free agency.

That is a little concerning and makes me wonder if he really worth 10+ million AAV over 4 years?. My concern is you sign him, your paying for the guy who put up numbers this year but getting a guy who put up worse numbers than Markakis albeit a couple years younger.

Still on the fence here on Parra but my gut tells me your buying high if you sign him this offseason.

Here is a difference between the two: at the same age, one was declining while the other seems to be improving.

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Here is a difference between the two: at the same age, one was declining while the other seems to be improving.

That's a good point. Kakes had his power numbers earlier in his career. Parra seems to be the upswing.

With that being said, Parra has just displayed power this year, so we can't be certain it's sustainable or just a career year.

But, we have to take risks somewhere and I think Parra maybe a good one...

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If there is one thing I know, it is that the Os will make good decisions regarding the outfield for a second straight year. It's not like we DFA'd a bunch of guys (De Aza, Lough, Young, Reimold, Snider, Parmalee) this year or anything who DD thought was the answer.

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I think the chances are high that we sign him for close to what Cruz got - prices are going up, and that's something they should have foreseen. The good thing is we don't have to look for a RFer this offseason, and he's a solid player.

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I think the chances are high that we sign him for close to what Cruz got - prices are going up, and that's something they should have foreseen. The good thing is we don't have to look for a RFer this offseason, and he's a solid player.

Seriously, you think Parra (career .737 OPS) is worth anything close to Cruz (career .850)? Aside from his first half this year, Parra is basically Travis Snider with better speed and arm.

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Seriously, you think Parra (career .737 OPS) is worth anything close to Cruz (career .850)? Aside from his first half this year, Parra is basically Travis Snider with better speed and arm.

Totally not true. Travis Snider can't pull MLB level pitching. He's done. He may have had a hot streak last year against NL pitching but he nowhere near that player. Parra is basically Markakis with better range, more power, more speed and a little less OBP and AVG.

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Totally not true. Travis Snider can't pull MLB level pitching. He's done. He may have had a hot streak last year against NL pitching but he nowhere near that player. Parra is basically Markakis with better range, more power, more speed and a little less OBP and AVG.

I don't know what is wrong with Snider this year, but his overall OPS is about the same as Parra. Parra is closer to Snider than he is to Nelson Cruz, who led MLB in HR's and OPSed .859 prior to signing in contract.

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I like Parra, always thought he'd develop into a nice 20/20 type guy with solid OBP.

That said, I am not comfortable giving him more than 3/24-30. Anything over 10 per for a player who was a low .700 OPS guy his first five years just seems extremely risky.

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I don't know what is wrong with Snider this year, but his overall OPS is about the same as Parra. Parra is closer to Snider than he is to Nelson Cruz, who led MLB in HR's and OPSed .859 prior to signing in contract.

Want to see something weird. Go to Baseball Reference and type in De Aza's and Parra's stats. The career .OBP,.SLG and .OPS are exactly the same.

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