Mike Rayl (Photo: IPI)I have to confess: I’m a sucker for left-handed pitchers.It has nothing to do with any great disdain for right-handed pitchers or any real reason whatsoever other than the fact I have always loved watching a baseball game when a lefty is thrown on the hill. With the game so right-handed dominated, it is like watching the game through a mirror as everything is backwards.I’m also a lefty and former pitcher myself, so that explains most of love affair with left-handed pitchers.So with that in mind I was deeply saddened when the Indians traded away power lefty Drew Pomeranz last July in the Ubaldo Jimenez trade. But, thankfully, the Indians have some interesting left-handed pitchers in the system that are fascinating to watch develop. There is no lefty in the system even close to Pomeranz’s ability, but there are some good Major League quality lefty arms.Two of those southpaws are Mike Rayl and Matt Packer.Rayl, 23, started 25 combined games between Low-A Lake Cou...
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