Blue Jays sign free-agent LHP J.P. Howell

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free-agent LHP J.P. Howell to a 1-year, $3M deal, the team announced Thursday.

With the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016, Howell pitched 64 games and went 1-1 with a 4.09 ERA in 50.2 innings pitched. He game up 56 hits and 23 runs in 2016 as well. In 2015, also with the Dodgers, Howell pitched in 65 games, going 6-1 with a 1/43 ERA in 44.0 innings pitched.

In his 11-season  major-league career, Howell has pitched in 531 games, going 35-29 with a 3.77 ERA in 608.2 innings pitched.