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4 Months Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers signed LHP J.P. Howell to a one-year, $2.85 million contract. He can also earn an additional $1.2 million in performance-based incentives, so the deal could wind up being worth a bit over $4 million. Howell is coming off a nice 2012 campaign, having posted a 3.04 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 42/22 K/BB ratio in 55 appearances for the Rays. | 5 Months Los Angeles Dodgers According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Dodgers and J.P. Howell have reached an agreement on a one-year, $3 million contract. The deal also includes performance based incentives. It's a terrific addition to the backend of the Dodgers bullpen. It's a tough blow for the Nationals, who were said to be the top suitor of Howell and will now be forced to settle for a much weaker left-handed reliever on the free agent market. | 5 Months Los Angeles Dodgers Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers and J.P. Howell are closing in on a one-year deal. Nothing is finalized yet, and potential terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Howell is the top left-handed reliever remaining on the free agent market and would join a formidable bullpen that already boasts Kenley Jansen, Brandon League and Ronald Belisario. | 5 Months Los Angeles Dodgers According to Dan Kolko of MASN Sports, J.P. Howell is the Nationals top target on the free agent market to fill their void for a left-handed reliever. Two of the three left-handers in the Nationals 2012 bullpen, Tom Gorzelanny and Mike Gonzalez, have signed elsewhere in the past week, leaving a gaping hole. Should they miss out on Howell, the free agent market drops off considerably, so expect their pursuit of Howell to heat up in the coming weeks. | 5 Months Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Ladson of MLB.com hears that the Nationals, Phillies, Cubs, Mariners and Rangers have interest in J.P. Howell. Howell appears to the the Nats' top choice to replace Sean Burnett, but they obviously have some competition. The left-hander struggled in 2011 in his first year back from shoulder surgery, but he rebounded nicely in 2012, posting a 3.04 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 42/22 K/BB ratio in 55 appearances for the Rays. | 5 Months Los Angeles Dodgers The Nationals have "checked in" on J.P. Howell. Howell, 29, is one of the top left-handed specialists on the free agent market. He's spent the last seven seasons with the Rays and posted a 3.04 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 42/22 K/BB ratio in 55 appearances in 2012. The Nationals are believed to be targeting him to replace Sean Burnett. | 6 Months Los Angeles Dodgers Free agent J.P. Howell would like to return to the Rays, but indicated that there were "a handful" of teams that have shown interest in signing him. Howell added that he wasn't sure how quickly his decision would come. The 29-year-old posted a 3.04 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 42/22 K/BB ratio over 50 1/3 innings for the Rays in 2012, and is one of the finest left-handed specialists on the free agent market. | |
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