JP HOWELL RUMORS & GOSSIP
Healthy Howell could be back to his old tricks
PORT CHARLOTTE J.P. Howell feels like his old self again after missing a season.
Of course, the Tampa Bay Rays left-handed reliever and ebullient clubhouse presence didnt miss the 2011 campaign he rejoined the team in May and then wobbled down a road marked by inconsistency and intense frustration.
The season he missed was spring. And that contributed to his fall.
Now, for...
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February 24, 2012
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Rays notes: Howell pleased with first bullpen session
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher J.P. Howell was excited Wednesday after throwing his first bullpen practice.
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February 23, 2012
Tampa Bay Rays reliever J.P. Howell feeling great at start of spring training
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February 22, 2012
Maddon says Howell 'drips with intangibles'
Despite J.P. Howell's disappointing 2011 season, the Rays opted to tender him a contract so he would return this year. Howell said he thought the team's decision to bring him back was a coin flip, but he's happy to be with the team with which he enjoyed great success in '08 and '09 before he missed '10 while recovering from left shoulder surgery.
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February 22, 2012
Tampa Bay Rays: Four prospects on Baseball America list; J.P. Howell critiques performance giving urine sample
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February 21, 2012
Howell, Rays avoid arbitration with 1-year deal
Reliever J.P. Howell has agreed to a $1.35 million, one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, avoiding arbitration.
The left-hander went 2-3 with a 6.16 ERA in 46 appearances last season, when he returned from left shoulder surgery that sidelined him all of the previous year.
The 28-year-old earned $1.1 million in 2011.
The deal reached Monday leaves the Rays with four players...
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January 16, 2012
Rays And JP Howell Avoid Arbitration
The Rays and JP Howell have agreed to a 1-year, $1.35 million contract, avoiding arbitration (per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times). Howell was projected to make $1.4 million through arbitration, so the Rays may have saved a couple of dollars by avoiding the arbitration process.
The Rays still have four players that are eligible for arbitration, including David Price, BJ Upton...
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January 16, 2012
Howell's body and mind clear of obstacles
J.P. Howell could do no wrong during the 2008 and '09 seasons, but when he returned from a left shoulder injury in '11, Howell encountered some bumps in the road. He felt jilted at the time, but he has now had the chance to put the experience in perspective as he prepares for the 2012 season.
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January 13, 2012
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The Rays haven't given up on LHP J.P. Howell, despite his late-season struggles. In fact, executive vice president of baseball Andrew Friedman and manager Joe Maddon said they expect Howell to be a big part of the bullpen in 2012.
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December 18, 2011
Players A to Z, J.P. Howell
J.P. Howell pitches in relief for the Tampa Bay Rays. Howell returned from shoulder surgery that forced him to miss all of the 2010 season. He got off to a rough start, and through July had enough poor outings that his ERA was extremely high. His main problem was control, as he walked 6.3 batters per nine innings his first three months back. August and September taken together...
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December 12, 2011
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