J.P. Howell has done a fantastic job this season for the Rays but he’s not a lefty specialist as the Rays’ really value the fact that he can pitch multiple innings. That brings us to Trever Miller who has been a train wreck this season. He has pitched in 45 games for the Rays and he is 0-0 with a 5.13 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. The thing that’s so maddening about Miller is that he has only allowed 24 hits in 26.1 innings but he has also walked 18 batters. If he just threw strikes when he came into the game this wouldn’t be a need for the Rays. There is a long list of lefty relievers that are probably available but the Rays have to decide what they are willing to pay for one. If they are going to ante up and go for it they can try to trade for George Sherrill of the Orioles or Ron Mahay of the Royals but neither of them will come cheaply. Lesser names are out there as the 2nd tier likely consists of Jack Tascher (Giants), Will Ohman (Braves), John Grabow (Pirates) and Jeremy Affeldt (Braves). Those guys would likely still cost the Rays a pretty decent prospect. Jamie Walker, Arthur Rhodes and Scott Eyre can all probably be had dirt cheap prospect wise and this might be a smart way to go. I prefer Rhodes out of this bunch as the Mariners’ front office is pretty poor and wouldn’t require much for him. A name to remember here is probably Scott Schoeneweis of the Mets due to the fact that he used to pitch for the Angels while Joe Maddon was coaching out there. Regardless of who the Rays want of this bunch of pitchers it would be a upgrade on Trever Miller whose days as a Ray could be numbered.