8 Gerardo Parra RF

The Rockies declined Parra's $12.5 million club option for 2019 on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

Parra slashed .284/.342/.372 with six home runs and 11 stolen bases over 142 games for Colorado in 2018, but the team opted to utilize the $1.5 million buyout rather than pick up his club option. The 31-year-old had a .510 OPS in 103 plate appearances against left-handers and a best-case scenario for 2019 is a platoon role. More realistically, he's a fourth outfielder at this stage of his career.

Parra will start in left field and bat sixth during Game 2 of the NLDS against Milwaukee on Friday, Jenny Cavnar of AT&T SportsNet reports.

Parra will get the nod after starting Colorado's ninth-inning rally with a single to right field and coming up just shy of a go-ahead home run in the 10th frame of Thursday's defeat. During the month of September, he slashed .333/.440/.405 with five RBI and three stolen bases. Parra will go up against right-hander Jhoulys Chacin on Friday.

Parra is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.

Parra is hitting just .188 against lefties this season, so he'll retreat to the bench for a day off against lefty Rich Hill. Ian Desmond will slide over to left field to replace him while Ryan McMahon tallies another start at first base.

Parra is out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers.

Parra will retreat to a spot on the bench for the fourth time in the past six games. In his absence, David Dahl will man left field and bat sixth.

Parra is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Pirates, Jenny Cavnar of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

Parra will head to the bench for what appears to be a regular day off after starting eight of the last nine games in left field. David Dahl will pick up a start in left field and hit sixth in his stead.