Comments on: J.P. Howell is Really Good

By: jIMMY

jIMMY — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:20:51 +0000

ARE YOU GUYS HIGH, HES THE BEST

By: Jack's Son

Jack's Son — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:57:33 +0000

Nice 6 ERA over the last 2 months.

Good, but lucky.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:38:11 +0000

And add in the fact that whoever his team is facing, when they need tough outs, they put him in… not just a closing roll, but when its the 8th, and pedroia, youkilis, and ortiz come up, they put Howell in, if it’s the Yanks, and Damon, arod, and texiera come up, they use howell… They put him in, in the worst situations they have, and he still has around a 2 era. With the other closers, they only get put in when the 9th comes, regardless of who they’re facing

By: Aaron M

Aaron M — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:50:18 +0000

Ya his career stats dont match up well against the other “closers” listed on the graph with him. But those stats include his numbers when he was a starter with the Royals and Rays, not just the 2 years as a closer. Those two years of stats will dominate the other pitchers on that list. JP has been a stud out of the bullpen. Just make him the full time closer TB, Percival’s career is done.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:27:09 +0000

“J.P. Howell is one of the best, if not the best, healthy reliever in the American League. He may not rack up the saves, but he deserves to be an all-star.”

I was referring to this.

By: CH

CH — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:09:44 +0000

Make your case for why Howell isn’t one of the best RPs in the AL.

R.J.s case FOR him is incredibly solid.

Your case against him is “his defense is good, so that means he’s a bad pitcher.”

I’m willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you haven’t made a convincing case (or any case at all, really) so far.

By: Jack's Son

Jack's Son — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:39:36 +0000

See you all at the end of the year..

By: wobatus

wobatus — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:13:57 +0000

Matt Thornton. Different division though.

By: Reed

Reed — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:56:04 +0000

George Sherrill

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:07:15 +0000

I’d be hard-pressed to say that he’s better than Joe Nathan, but I think a more interesting comparison is Bobby Jenks. He’s got a better K/BB and a lower GB rate, but the main difference seems to be in the HR/FB. Howell’s is abnormally low at 4% while Jenks’s is sky-high at 20%. Some of this is park and some is the types of pitchers they are, but going forward, I would expect this to normalize a bit and I’d prefer Jenks.