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Jose Bautista was “pissed off” that nobody signed him in the off-season and he’ is going to show teams that passed on him, teams that could use some power from the right side, that they blew it.

That sentiment doesn’t come from Bautista’s agent, but from his former outfield-mate with the Blue Jays, Kevin Pillar.

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“He was definitely pissed off,” said Pillar of Bautista’s inability to nail down a contract in the off-season.

Bautista signed a minor-league deal with the Atlanta Braves on April 18 and is currently playing with the Gwinnett Stripers, Atlanta’s triple-A affiliate.

It’s been announced that when Bautista gets the call to join the Braves, he’ll play third base. But no matter when he joins the Braves, Pillar believes that the 37-year-old will have the last laugh and show everyone that he has plenty left in the tank.

“I’ve talked to him and I’m extremely happy for him (that he finally got a deal) and I think he is going to be a guy to watch this year,” said Pillar, who patrolled the Toronto outfield with Bautista to his left for five seasons. “I know how he plays when he’s extremely motivated. I’ve seen it. I don’t think we’ve ever seen a guy that gets thrown at more times and then backed that up in the same at-bat with home runs.