One of the top available outfielders is off the board. The Orioles have acquired Gerardo Parra from the Brewers for pitching prospect Zack Davies, CBS Sports MLB Insider Jon Heyman reports. The trade is pending physicals.The O's have the great Adam Jones in center field, but he has been flanked by the likes of Travis Snider, Steve Pearce, Delmon Young, David Lough, Nolan Reimold and others at times this season. Chris Davis has been playing right field of late. Outfield was an obvious area of need. 
Parra, 28, is in the middle of a career year, hitting .328/.369/.517 (140 OPS+) with 24 doubles, nine home runs and 31 RBI in 100 games for the Brewers. He hit .267/.321/.388 (94 OPS+) while averaging 32 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 RBI per 162 games from 2012-14.The timing of his career year worked out nicely for the Brewers. Parra is an impending free agent who is owed approximately $2.5 million the rest of the season. Baltimore figures to try to sign him to a contract extension before he hits the open market.The 22-year-old Davies has a 2.84 ERA with 81 strikeouts and 33 walks in 101 1/3 Triple-A innings this year. He was the O's 26th round pick in 2011. Baseball America ranked Davies as Baltimore's sixth best prospect before the season, saying he "projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter."The Brewers are in full blown sell mode now. They traded Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers to the Astros on Thursday and Gerardo Parra on Friday. Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, Francisco Rodriguez and Adam Lind could all be moved before the trade deadline.Mike Axisa/CBS Sports
Parra, 28, is in the middle of a career year, hitting .328/.369/.517 (140 OPS+) with 24 doubles, nine home runs and 31 RBI in 100 games for the Brewers. He hit .267/.321/.388 (94 OPS+) while averaging 32 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 RBI per 162 games from 2012-14.The timing of his career year worked out nicely for the Brewers. Parra is an impending free agent who is owed approximately $2.5 million the rest of the season. Baltimore figures to try to sign him to a contract extension before he hits the open market.The 22-year-old Davies has a 2.84 ERA with 81 strikeouts and 33 walks in 101 1/3 Triple-A innings this year. He was the O's 26th round pick in 2011. Baseball America ranked Davies as Baltimore's sixth best prospect before the season, saying he "projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter."The Brewers are in full blown sell mode now. They traded Carlos Gomez and Mike Fiers to the Astros on Thursday and Gerardo Parra on Friday. Kyle Lohse, Matt Garza, Francisco Rodriguez and Adam Lind could all be moved before the trade deadline.Mike Axisa/CBS Sports
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