
Jose Bautista
42-Year-Old
Free Agent
2022 Stats
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2023 Projections

Pursuing return as two-way player
Bautista worked out as a pitcher over the winter and is hoping to continue his career in 2020 as a two-way player, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Before Major League Baseball suspended spring training in mid-March, Bautista hadn't signed with a team and wasn't known to have any job offers on the table, but that apparently hasn't convinced him to call it quits. At the very least, Bautista is eager to participate in the 2021 World Baseball Classic, either as a member of the Dominican Republic or Spain roster (he's eligible to play for the latter country because his father holds Spanish citizenship.) Bautista could find work in a foreign league prior to the World Baseball Classic in an attempt to keep himself sharp, but the 39-year-old's time in affiliated ball is likely over. Bautista last saw MLB action in the 2018 season, logging 399 plate appearances between the Braves, Mets and Phillies.
Before Major League Baseball suspended spring training in mid-March, Bautista hadn't signed with a team and wasn't known to have any job offers on the table, but that apparently hasn't convinced him to call it quits. At the very least, Bautista is eager to participate in the 2021 World Baseball Classic, either as a member of the Dominican Republic or Spain roster (he's eligible to play for the latter country because his father holds Spanish citizenship.) Bautista could find work in a foreign league prior to the World Baseball Classic in an attempt to keep himself sharp, but the 39-year-old's time in affiliated ball is likely over. Bautista last saw MLB action in the 2018 season, logging 399 plate appearances between the Braves, Mets and Phillies.
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Bautista did not play in affiliated baseball last year but is hoping to return to MLB in 2020, if the right opportunity presents itself. He was still above league average at the plate the last time we saw him, though barely, and his K-rate was all the way up at 27.8% after sitting in the mid-to-high teens during his prime years with Toronto. Now 39 years old, Bautista would have to DH for a big-league club, and he'd have to DH close to full time to return to any sort of fantasy relevance. Even with regular at-bats, Bautista would be a tough sell in batting average leagues; his ability to draw free passes has held up with age, propping up his OBP, but Bautista's BA cratered to around the Mendoza Line in 2017-18 with the jump in strikeouts.
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Collects two steals in finale
Bautista went 2-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs Sunday in the Phillies' 3-1 win over the Braves.
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Sent to Philadelphia
The Mets traded Bautista to the Phillies on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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Could be headed to Phillies
Bautista was claimed on revocable waivers by the Phillies on Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Drives in seven runs
Bautista went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, seven RBI and three runs scored in the 24-4 win over the Phillies in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader.
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On bench for Thursday's matinee
Bautista is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against Philadelphia.
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