When acquired at the Trade Deadline, Gerardo Parra was pedestaled as the kind of player that would turn the Orioles' unfortunately droll 2015 season around. To no fault of his own, Parra was never going to be the guy to accomplish such a feat.
At the time, the Orioles' trade for Gerardo Parra seemed like a solid deal for a team in need of an offensive spark.
Throughout his career, Parra had always been more of a super-complimentary player. Never a superstar, but always a producer. Heading into this season, Parra had a career slash of .