LeVon Washington

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  LeVon Washington Regrets Not Signing With Rays

  May 27, 2011 at 9:00 am 5 comments

  LeVon Washington regrets decision to turn down Rays

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena’s Sauciness, Leadoff Hitters And Niemann’s Home Sweet Home

  June 9, 2010 at 6:27 am 29 comments

  The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: All The Giraffe Does Is Win. Jeff Niemann tied a franchise record with his 7th straight win and has not last at home in [...]

   
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  Conspiracy Theory: Rays Had No Intention Of Signing Top 2 Picks

  December 7, 2009 at 10:00 am 8 comments

  Let us play Conspiracy Theorist for a moment… Back in June the Rays took LeVon Washington in the first round (30th overall) and Kenny Diekroeger in the second round (78th overall). The Rays failed to sign either player. Seemed like a bad draft at the time. But what if the [...]

   

• LeVon Washington’s Dad: Rays Backed Out Of Pre-Draft Deal

  August 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm 6 comments

  Earlier today, Jon Heyman reported that the Rays best offer to first-round pick LeVon Washington was $1.1 million, which is close to the slot recommendation as put forth by the Commissioner’s Office for the 30th pick. But in a story by Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun, Washington’s dad says [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Unsigned Picks, The 2010 Draft And Navi’s New Look

  August 18, 2009 at 7:05 am 14 comments

  And as expected, the Rays failed to reach an agreement with their top draft pick, LeVon Washington, a Scott Boras client. [MLB Trade Rumors] The Rays also failed to sign their second-round pick, Kenny Dierkroeger. In fact Marc Lancaster reports that salary figures were never even exchanged…Dierkroeger did seem adamant [...]

   

• Rays Unlikely To Sign Top Picks

  August 17, 2009 at 4:41 pm 2 comments

  With the midnight deadline nearing to sign this year’s draft picks (non-college seniors), the Rays are now saying that they are unlikely to sign either of their top two picks, with second round pick Kenny Diekroeger deciding to attend Stanford and top pick LeVon Washington’s signing apparently “next to impossible.” If Washington [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Zaunbie Nation, The Remaining Schedule And Unsigned Draft Picks

  August 17, 2009 at 7:06 am 9 comments

  Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Gregg Zaun. The Zaunbie Nation is growing with every swing of his bat. This time it was a grand slam [...]

   

• Down On The Farm: Jennings Top SL Hitter For Week

  July 21, 2009 at 6:33 am 1 comment

  Indianapolis 3, Durham 1. Carlos Hernandez gave up 2 runs and was pulled after just 3.2 innings…Both Reid Brignac and Matt Joyce had the night off…Rhyne Hughes was 2-4 and hit his 6th home run since being promoted. Montgomery. (no games scheduled) Charlotte 7, Lakeland 2 (gm 1). Darin Downs [...]

   
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  It May Be A While Before LeVon Washington Takes Field For Rays

  June 10, 2009 at 10:30 am 2 comments

  Last night the Rays drafted speedy middle infielder/center fielder LeVon Washington with the 30th pick of the draft. Shorty after being selected, Washington sounded eager to sign with the Rays and Andrew Friedman sounded eager to get him in a uniform. LeVon Washington had already impressed the Rays with his [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Toilet Of Mediocrity

  June 10, 2009 at 6:47 am 19 comments

  Time to bring back the GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: By The Arm of Gabriel. Gabe Gross redeemed a poor at bat earlier in the game (see below) by potentially [...]