Nationals Acquire Andrew Lefave from Milwaukee

The player to be named later in the Brewers/Nationals deal involving LHRP Ray King was named.

The Washington Nationals today acquired 23 year-old outfielder/first baseman Andrew Lefave from the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the September 4 trade in which Milwaukee acquired left-handed pitcher Ray King in exchange for a player to be named later.  Nationals Vice President and General Manager Jim Bowden made the announcement.

The Single-A South Atlantic League batting champion, Lefave hit .345 (146-for-423) with 25 doubles, 17 home run, 79 RBI and 59 walks in 112 games for the West Virginia Power this season.  Lefave's batting average ranked second in minor league baseball among players with at least 350 at-bats.  He also led all Single-A batters with at least 350 at-bats in batting and on-base percentage (.432).   Lefave, who bats and throws left handed, led the entire Brewers organization in hitting in 2007.  

In one-plus seasons, or 147 professional games, Lefave is a .347 career hitter with 18 home runs and 101 RBI.  He also sports stellar career on-base (.431) and slugging (.517) percentages.  Lefave originally signed with the Brewers as a non-drafted free agent on July 1, 2006 after attending Missouri Valley College.