The Blue Jays extended the contract of president Paul Beeston:

The Blue Jays say Paul Beeston will remain as team president through the end of this season.

Rogers Communications, which owns the team, announced Monday that Beeston signed a contract extension with the club and plans to retire at the end of the season.

Beeston’s contract expired in October. Toronto had made overtures to Baltimore’s Dan Duquette and Kenny Williams of the Chicago White Sox.

My guess is the timing of hiring Duquette was wrong. He was in the middle of putting together the Orioles for 2015. This way, if Toronto wants to hire Dan, they can do it at a more convenient moment for both teams.