j.p. howell Stories - DRaysBay
The Regression of a Bullpen
One of the great stories of the 2008 season for the Rays was their much improved bullpen following a historically dreadful 2007. The renaissance was largely led by the emergence of JP Howell and Grant Balfour. In October of 2008, Peter Bendix of Beyond the Boxscore wrote what appears to be a pretty...
Not a Rookie: J.P. Howell
Not a Rookie: J.P. Howell J.P. Howell began his college career at USC in 2002, but after a rough freshman season he transferred to the University of Texas. Brilliant sophomore and junior campaigns made him stand out statistically: he posted a 15-2, 2.13 record with a 166/53 K/BB in 135 innings...












