http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/J.p._Howell FantasySP / MLB / J.p. Howell Copyright 2009 582122 With Percival's future in question and few alternatives to replace him as closer, the Rays ultimately settled on Howell as the best option, and rightly so. The left-hander was Tampa Bay's top reliever of 2009, notching a 7-5 record, a 2.84 ERA and a 79/33 K/BB ratio over 66 2/3 innings. He faltered down the stretch, however, leading the Rays to revert to a committee system. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/582122 582122 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:32:14 EDT mlb.com 39 days 9 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/582122 J.P. Howell is out for the rest of the year, Tampa Bay beat writer Marc Lancaster announced on Twitter late Friday night. The rationale he cited was that Howell has been pushed, innings-wise, the last couple of years and there’s no reason to push him now that the Rays are officially out of the hunt. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/549704 549704 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:08:02 EDT fangraphs.com 56 days 33 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/549704 News: Rays manager Joe Maddon said closer J.P. Howell has been shut down for the rest of the season. "The last few years, he's thrown more relief innings than any pitcher in baseball and there's nothing positive to be derived from having him pitch for the last 10 games, so we decided to shut him down," Maddon said. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548802 548802 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 1:32:15 EDT CBSSports.com 56 days 19 hours 9 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548802 The Associated Press reports Tampa Bay Rays RP J.P. Howell has been shut down for the rest of the season, according to manager Joe Maddon. "The last few years, he's thrown more relief innings than any pitcher in baseball and there's nothing positive to be derived from having him pitch for the last 10 games, so we decided to shut him down," Maddon said. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548593 548593 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:36:01 EDT kffl.com 56 days 21 hours 5 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548593 J.P. Howell has been shut down for the remainder of the season, according to Marc Lancaster's (Tampa Tribune) twitter page.

Our View: Howell worked 66.2 innings of relief this season, and the club decided to rest his arm while no longer in the pennant race. He held a solid 2.83 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548197 548197 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:48:01 EDT fanball.com 57 days 53 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548197 The Rays are shutting down Howell for the season, the St. Petersburg Times reports. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548172 548172 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:28:28 EDT rotowire.com 57 days 1 hours 13 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548172 J.P. Howell has been shut down for the rest of the season With the Rays out of the playoff hunt, it made no sense to continue pushing Howell. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548133 548133 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:56:18 EDT rotoworld.com 57 days 1 hours 45 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/548133 News: Rays RP J.P. Howell, who recorded his first save of September on Sunday, worked a scoreless inning with his team down by a run Tuesday against the Mariners. He issued one walk and recorded one strikeout without allowing a hit or a walk. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/542640 542640 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:44:18 EDT CBSSports.com 59 days 20 hours 57 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.p._Howell/542640