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Dewayne Wise, Brian Tallet Hit free Agency

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | November 12, 2010 at 2:19pm CDT

Dewayne Wise and Brian Tallet are free agents after refusing outright assignments to Triple-A Las Vegas, the Blue Jays announced. The A's just claimed Edwin Encarnacion off of waivers, so the Blue Jays' once-massive class of arbitration eligible players is now down to 11. Like Encarnacion, Wise and Tallet were non-tender candidates, so it's not surprising to see either player hit the free agent market.

Wise, 32, played all three outfield positions for Cito Gaston's Blue Jays in 2010. He batted .250/.282/.393 in 118 plate appearances.

Tallet is effective against lefties, but he earned $2MM in 2010 and was getting expensive through arbitration. The 33-year-old pitched to a 6.40 ERA wtih 6.2 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9 in 2010. Against left-handed hitters, Tallet posted 8.6 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9, so I listed him as one of five potential bargain lefties last month.

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  1. CJ Montiel

    15 years ago

    Come on Cards!!!! You better Tallet!

    Reply
  2. baseballz

    15 years ago

    Tallet will go to the NL and I’m sure will turn into a pretty good SP. He was very good as a starter for the Jays, though he did have a tendency to get bombed by some teams he was very good when he was on. I wish him the best though

    Reply
    • Dave_Gershman

      15 years ago

      He wasn’t as bad as people make him sound, but he really wasn’t that good.

      Reply
      • Sniderlover

        15 years ago

        No he truly was crap.

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    • briantalletsmoustache

      15 years ago

      When Tallet had that game in which he was throwing a no-hitter through six, someone (Keith Law?) started joking about having to write an article called “The worst pitchers to throw a no-hitter”.

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      • Matt

        15 years ago

        Unfortunately, six innings of brilliance do not make up for a tenure of failure.

        Reply
  3. yankee2195

    15 years ago

    You would think a person with the last name tallet would actually have tallent…the irony

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    • Jon Stark

      15 years ago

      I’m really not sure if you intentionally spelled “talent” wrong or not.

      Reply
      • Matt

        15 years ago

        He is a Yankee fan. We may never know.

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        • yankee2195

          15 years ago

          and i aint like the other annoying yankee fans either, just saying.

          Reply
      • Sniderlover

        15 years ago

        I actually think he did lol…

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      • yankee2195

        15 years ago

        haha ya, i intentionally meant to. my bad.

        Reply
  4. PJaysW

    15 years ago

    i think the Jays would be wise to bring Tallet back, who held left handed hitters to something like a .176 average, and use him as a left-handed specialist. The is no chance Farrell uses him in the same capacity the previous manager, who is already a distant memory, did, like for three consecutive innings, late in close games.

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    • Alex

      15 years ago

      Upwards of $2MM for a lefty specialist is pretty expensive, wouldn’t you say? Keeping Tallet and going to arb would cost at least that much.

      Reply
      • iains

        15 years ago

        Doesn’t necessarily mean the Jays won’t try to resign him. See Dirk Hayhurst and Raul Chavez

        Reply
  5. TheodoreRoosevelt

    15 years ago

    Shame to see Dewayne Wise go, but he is worthy of a bench spot. Small market teams could do a lot worse having Wise lead-off. I was reasonably impressed with his quiet production (especially defensively) while a Jay.

    Reply
    • Matt

      15 years ago

      He’ll be signed in no time. He’s a good backup outfielder.

      Also, he saved Mark Buehrle’s perfect game, which should get him a contract anyways.

      Reply
      • rockfordone

        15 years ago

        Never forget “the catch” Dewey – Sox should sign him. Take 400k from Manny’s fund.

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        • Matt

          15 years ago

          Probably, contextually speaking, one of the greatest catches of all time.

          Reply
  6. Sniderlover

    15 years ago

    I hope Wise is re-signed. He’s a decent 4th outfielder.

    Not really sad to see you go Tallet.

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  7. Kb

    15 years ago

    wise was a good backup. if he’s willing to take low pay again i wouldn’t mind seeing him back. tallet @ best posted a 4+ ERA, he was nothing more then a backup starter or a long man. he wouldn’t implode much but wouldn’t blow you away either. just what NL is built for. GL tallet/wise.

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  8. BPFlyers

    15 years ago

    Wise is a good option as a 4th OF in someones system. I wish the Phillies would have kept him around last year. Tallet might be a possibility for the Phils as a left-handed specialist out of the pen, but could be too expensive at a 2 mil price tag.

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