Who Is Maikel Cleto?

When the St. Louis Cardinals put shortstop Brendan Ryan up for auction this past winter, they let the Seattle Mariners know that the player they wanted in return was a strong-armed righty who had idled at Class A or lower for four seasons, had a bloated 6.16 ERA and about four walks for every nine innings pitched in 2010, and had never allowed fewer hits than innings pitched.

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