Brian Curtis Tallet (born September 21, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Tallet played the majority of his career for the Toronto Blue Jays. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians. He is 6\' 6" in height. He pitched for the LSU Tigers and won a national championship in 2000.\n', '

Tallet was drafted in the 1996, 1997, and 1999 drafts by the Marlins, Yankees, and Pirates, respectively, but did not sign with them. Tallet did sign when drafted in the 2nd round of the 2000 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians. He made his major league debut on July 16, 2002, but missed the remainder of the 2004 season after having Tommy John surgery in August 2003.\n', '

In his first two major league starts he had 1 win in 12 innings pitched with a 1.50 ERA. He also struck out 5 and walked 4. After the 2002 MLB season his career was never the same as he posted a 0-2 record in 5 games, 3 starts allowing 20 earned runs with a 4.74 ERA in 19 innings pitched. In 2005 it went even worse as he compiled a 7.71 ERA in two games.During his career in Cleveland he compiled a 1-2 posting a 4.09 ERA, striking out 16 and walking 15 men. On January 16, 2006, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Bubbie Buzachero.\n', '

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