Outfielder Gerardo Parra and the Rockies reached agreement on a three-year contract on Tuesday. The strong-armed free agent's deal is for a guaranteed $27.5 million.The club has not commented on the deal.
Parra, 28, split the 2015 season between the Brewers and the Orioles, batting a combined .291 with 14 homers and 51 RBIs in 155 games. 
Fantasy spin | Fred Zinkie (@FredZinkieMLB)
Despite playing his entire career with clubs with hitter-friendly home parks, Parra has rarely been a standard mixed-league lineup fixture. But in a full-time role with the Rockies, Parra would warrant a late-round pick in those formats. The move to Coors Field -- arguably baseball's premier offense-inducing venue -- could provide a slight statistical uptick for the native Venezuelan, who is coming off a season in which he hit .291 with 14 homers, 14 steals and 83 runs scored.Currently, Parra lacks a clear path to an everyday job in Colorado. If the Rockies were to maintain their roster to Opening Day, the 28-year-old would be relegated to a fourth-outfielder role behind fantasy studs Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon and Corey Dickerson. But given the Rockies offered Parra a significant contract, they may be planning an additional move that would shift him into a prominent role.
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Fantasy spin | Fred Zinkie (@FredZinkieMLB)
Despite playing his entire career with clubs with hitter-friendly home parks, Parra has rarely been a standard mixed-league lineup fixture. But in a full-time role with the Rockies, Parra would warrant a late-round pick in those formats. The move to Coors Field -- arguably baseball's premier offense-inducing venue -- could provide a slight statistical uptick for the native Venezuelan, who is coming off a season in which he hit .291 with 14 homers, 14 steals and 83 runs scored.Currently, Parra lacks a clear path to an everyday job in Colorado. If the Rockies were to maintain their roster to Opening Day, the 28-year-old would be relegated to a fourth-outfielder role behind fantasy studs Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon and Corey Dickerson. But given the Rockies offered Parra a significant contract, they may be planning an additional move that would shift him into a prominent role.
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