Jose could have avoided all of this by just coming out and saying "I want to test free agency and see what i'm worth". Instead he throws out an absurd number, and calls ownership cheap for not meeting his demands.
Furthermore, Shapiro/Atkins should come out and say "we want to see how the year plays out and we will be offering Bautista a contract after the end of the season"
If you think Bautista didn't have major attitude in his last couple interviews, you aren't paying attention. He started all of this crap when he simply could have said "I don't think its appropriate to make comments about contract negotiations" and that would have been the end of it.
Just look at the difference between how Price handled things vs Bautista.