Toronto looking for New President to be Duquette.

[Can_of_corn]

And he can run the team how he wants too. He can't do that here.

What has he been unable to do?

[SteveO]

Simple solution.

Congratulations Dan Duquette your now President of the Orioles enjoy the raise, Brady Anderson congrats your now a GM and here is a token raise to go along with your new position. Now go make DD a cup of coffee so he can get to back to work

Unless, DD feels he is being hamstrung here by a certain someone we all know and is looking for an out. I am a little concerned that this might be the case. Hoping though it is not

[LayzieDES]

Isn't Dan already essentially the President since the only one over him is Angelos?

[Guest]

What has he been unable to do?

He can go sign a player to a deal he wants. He would have to ask owner here.

[Can_of_corn]

Well I guess the rest of the offseason will be finding a new GM

Dan might not want to go. Or maybe PA steps up and give Dan a comparable promotion.

This isn't a done deal.

(I also bet Dan has been grooming an internal candidate to replace him and I don't just mean Brady.)

[mdbdotcom]

The Blue Jays are looking to replace President/CEO Paul Beeston. They were unhappy with his participation in the new commissioner search.

This is way more than a baseball job. Is Duquette looking to be responsible for the business as well as the team?

[Can_of_corn]

He can go sign a player to a deal he wants. He would have to ask owner here.

You don't think the Jays have a budget? As I said earlier, they are run by a corporation. I imagine the bureaucracy is as bad as it is with the O's.

[weams]

I hope it is averted. It would be a big promotion. Essentially an ownership stake.

[Number5]

Cito sucks.

[mdbdotcom]

It's just a matter of titles and, more likely, money.

No, it's not. The Blue Jays job runs the whole business, not just the baseball side.

[LayzieDES]

It's just a matter of titles and, more likely, money.

Seems to me if it's a matter of more money & tiltes that Angelos would keep him around fairly easily.

[MurphDogg]

This is not like the Epstein situation. That took place in October. It would not be inappropriate for the Orioles to prevent the Blue Jays from hiring DD in the middle/after the winter meetings. It would completely ruin the continuity of the front office for him to leave this far into the offseason.

[weams]

It's just a matter of titles and, more likely, money.

Well there are John and Louis Angelos. Over the team. dan is just baseball ops here. There he would be essentially the CEO for a corporate entity.

[Guest]

Bottom line you don't let Dan make another move till he stays or goes.

[33rdst]

This is awful news. Hopefully he can be convinced to stay. Although Duquette doesnot have free reign. Isn't Buck's input "required" for many of the decisions he makes regarding the mlb roster.