The Chicago White Sox announced that outfielder Dewayne Wise has declared free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Class AAA Charlotte. Wise, 31, hit .225 (32-142) with two home runs and 11 RBI in a career-high 84 games with the White Sox in 2009. In two seasons with the Sox, Wise batted .236 (64-271) with eight homers and 29 RBI. The White Sox 40-man roster is at 36.
Wise: .225/.262/.366/.628 with 27 K / 3 BB and a perfect game saving catch.
How about the guy the Sox chose to trade and keep Wise: .243/.328/.347/.674 with 54 K and 23 BB.
UPDATE: Ha!
In a move sure to rock this winter’s baseball landscape, White Sox outfielder Dewayne Wise declared free agency today, thus making the 31-year-old career .216 hitter free to explore employment options outside the city of Chicago. Wise, as readers of this site will recall, has assembled a fine portfolio on the South Side, including one catch, one single and not giving a **** what you think of him. So what, we ask, comes next for D-Wise, that most Tenacious of D’s? …
