Exactly - it is quite possible that NOBODY wanted them. Maybe, possibly, perhaps other teams GMs are as smart as the fans at Twins Daily who were desperate to rid themselves of this deadwood.
I remember buying Redman in my teens because that's what the pros chewed. Accidentally swallowing a whole mouthful of juice and then retching for the next hour cured me of that nasty habit before I got hooked. But my case was probably typical in following what I saw the pros doing.