Jose Bautista has been unwanted before.
When he was a rookie in 2004, the Baltimore Orioles selected Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 draft, meaning he had to remain on the 25-man roster all season. He lasted until June, when he was placed on waivers. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays claimed him. Later that month, the Kansas City Royals purchased Bautista from Tampa Bay. A month after that, Bautista was traded twice in the same day, from the Royals to the New York Mets and then from the Mets back to the Pirates.