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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I thought the idea of Bautista coming back was no more than lip service to the fans so they could say they tried?
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Where have you read that on here? That was said about Edwin and not Bautista, which I think is easily argued.
I think it was pretty much accepted Bautista would be back here when it was determined the Jays had exhausted all other outfield options and no teams were interested in bringing Bautista on because of the pick. The Jays had him by the balls.
Let's be honest here though , the Jays didn't really want Bautista, it's what they ended up with. He's the best of what was left was willing to take a one year deal at this point because his market completely tanked on him. Would be pretty hard at this point for the Jays to say they tried at resigning Bautista if he were to sign elsewhere. As much as Bautista was forced to sign with the Jays, the Jays were forced to sign him.
What an absolutely weird working arrangement. Neither side is really each other's first choice, and are basically forced to work together by circumstance. Should be good for Jays fans though, because an angry Bautista mashes, and he's got nothing but incentive this year if he hopes to opt out of his deal or get the option picked up.