Back to the Rays Report

Roger Mooney

Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

 @RMooneyTrib
 TBO_Rays
Send us your questions

More Links:

• Schedule/Results
• Player Stats
• Team Stats

Most Recent Entries

• Barrett, Medich win titles at Golden South
• Collect call: 2011-12 Panini Contenders hockey
• Bobby V calls out Rays coaches
• Rays @ BoSox: On Bobby V, Maddon and the organist
• Rays-Red Sox, Round II: Can Rays afford a beanball war?
• Robinson product Gibson advances to NCAA track finals
• Panini previews Gold Standard autographs
• UD unveils Military Machines inserts for 2012 Goodwin Champions set
• Rays @ BoSox: Guyer out for the season, Jennings close to returning and lineups
• USF softball: It’s game day
• Weekly Tampa Bay fishing report
• Rays at BoSox: Rivalry renewed
• Karen Cooley returns as Zephyrhills girls swimming coach
• USF beats Pitt, stays alive
• The Nerds head north

More

• Bucs Report -Tribune staff
• Rays Report - Roger Mooney
• Bolts Report - Erik Erlendsson
• Bulls Report
• Prep Report - Hillsborough
• Prep Report - Pasco
• Prep Report - Region
• Prep Report - Recruiting Updates
• Prep Report - Football
• Go Fishing: On The Waterfront
• The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo
• Gators Report - Tribune staff
• Youth Sports Report
• NFL Draft Report
• Go Ask: Frank's Tacklebox
• Bucified Bert Blog
• BUK Power - Bucs Fan Blog
• Pigskin Preacher - NFL Fan Blog
• Breakfast Bonus - Tom McEwen
• Highlands Sports

Monthly Archives

• May 2012
• April 2012
• March 2012
• February 2012
• January 2012
• December 2011

Update on LeVon Washington, Rays former first-round pick

Posted Feb 17, 2010 by Roger Mooney

Updated Feb 17, 2010 at 11:10 AM

Here is an update on LeVon Washington , whom the Rays took in the first round of last year’s draft but couldn’t sign.

The outfielder from Gainesville is playing for Chipola Junior College.

Baseball America reported on a season-opening tournament at Gulf Coast CC ...

Washington went 5-for-14 with two walks, two doubles, two RBIs and two stolen bases in an opening-weekend tournament at Gulf Coast (Fla.) CC. But in his next game, he got his right hand stepped on while sliding into third base and missed Chipola’s next six games.

Washington didn’t look as fast as he has in the past, but that could be simply because it’s early and the weather was unusually cold. His arm is still weak after having labrum surgery last year.

“Anytime a high school kid comes into college baseball, it’s an adjustment—I don’t care where you are,” Chipola head coach Jeff Johnson said. “He’s done fine. Like all of them, he just needs to see more live pitching. He hasn’t played much center field, so it’s a work in progress. He didn’t get to play out there all fall because of his arm. So, he’s getting all the balls daily in practice, getting as many jumps as he can, learning how to go get it and how to come get it. But the arm’s coming along and it’ll just take some time for it to come all the way back.”

Here is the link to the story ...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/?p=2758