Ryan Howard said his left ankle, which he badly sprained on August 1st, still is probably only 90 to 95 percent healthy. "I still get a little bit of stiffness every once in a while," Howard said. "I'll take it now and see what happens in Spring Training. I'll just continue to look after it and take care of it. Those kinds of things linger, like the Cranberries." But Howard stressed he is not concerned about the ankle heading into the 2011 season. "It feels good," he said. "It's a lot better than it was. I got a lot of work done to it. I got a lot of the swelling out. Like I said, every once in a while, I get a little bit of stiffness or soreness, but I've been working out, and so far, so good."