ELE Hands Out Reliever of the Year Award
2053 was a year to remember for <Dan Howard:player#3052>.

The <Toronto Blue Jays:team#22> closer was the owner of a 2.83 ERA this season over 60.1 innings of work. He made 54 relief appearances and had 33 saves, 51 strikeouts, 25 walks and a record of 3 wins and 7 losses.

He's also now got some hardware, as the 30-year-old has been named the East Reliever of the Year Award winner.

"It's something I can tell my grandchildren some day, pretty special," he said.  

He received 20 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. <Andy Schmitt:player#4521> of the <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> finished second in voting, while <Sansão Figueiredo:player#1493> of the <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> finished third.

<Player - Team - First Place - Total Points:value_bold#0>
<Dan Howard:player#3052> - <Toronto Blue Jays:team#22> - 20 - 100
<Andy Schmitt:player#4521> - <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> - 0 - 38
<Sansão Figueiredo:player#1493> - <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> - 0 - 29
<Mario Salas:player#11590> - <Brooklyn Dodgers:team#19> - 0 - 11
<Shingen Fujita:player#5988> - <Atlanta Peaches:team#107> - 0 - 1
<Juan Menéndez:player#1379> - <Fresno Grizzles:team#103> - 0 - 1
