Orioles president of baseball operations Dan Duquette acknowledges ''there was substance'' to reports that the Toronto Blue Jays were in pursuit of him to be club president. Duquette's job involves working trades for the Orioles, but this offseason he was the subject of a potential swap. Because he is under contract with Baltimore through 2018, the Blue Jays had to offer Baltimore ample compensation to secure his services. No deal was made with Duquette, who was talking about Orioles baseball at FanFest on Saturday.
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