The Rays have avoided arbitration with left-handed reliever J.P. Howell.
The two sides agreed to a one-year, $1.35 million deal on Monday.
Howell 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.
Rays, Lefty Howell Reach $1.35M Deal