#5 Watson, Brandon, OF

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	Position: OF Date of Birth: 09/30/1981 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 170 lbs Bats: L Throws: R Resides: Woodland Hills, CA Biography: NON-ROSTER INVITEE TO SPRING TRAINING... PRIOR TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Montreal Expos in 9th round of June 1999 draft... Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati Reds, July 14, 2006... Signed by Detroit Tigers as a minor league free agent, December 12, 2006... Signed by Washington Nationals as a minor league free agent, April 9, 2007... PERSONAL: 1999 graduate of Westchester High School where he earned All-State and All-City honors as a senior… Is the godson of former major league outfielder Eric Davis… HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded an International League record 43-game hit streak, 5/1/07-6/17/07 (.350, 63-180, 10 RBI, 19 R)...Named a Pacific Coast League post-season All-Star in 2005...Made his ML debut 8/9/05 at HOU... Collected his first ML hit and HR later in that game (both off Ezequiel Astacio)...Led the Eastern League in at-bats (565) and all outfielders with 389 putouts in 2003... 2007: Non-roster invitee to spring training with DET; released on 3/29... Signed by WSH as a minor league free agent, 4/9, and assigned to Columbus (AAA)... Led the team in hits and sacrifice hits and was T-1st in triples... Recorded an IL record 43-game hit streak, 5/1-6/17 (.350, 63-180, 10 RBI, 19 R)... Promoted to WSH on 6/20 and made 5 starts in CF before being optioned back to Columbus, 6/26.