From Jon Heyman's "Inside Baseball" article today....
Should Indians president Mark Shapiro get the Jays president job, there's a possibility GM Chris Antonetti could be bumped up to president, and assistant GM Mike Chernoff to GM. Chernoff's received a lot of outside interest, which he has to this point turned down.
(My own comments: If this were to happen, I'd assume Antonetti would have more baseball input than Shapiro did as president. I've also heard Andrew Miller's name associated to the President's gig. He's Shapiro's understudy and a sharp business guy-- no baseball experience).
Mark Shapiro, the Indians' president, is believed to be the first choice at present to replace Paul Beeston as president of the Blue Jays, and assuming a deal can be struck, it is believed he will go to Toronto. The strong expectation around the game is that he will indeed make the move, although nothing seems to be set in stone to this point. Shapiro received permission from his current team to meet with the Jays, so under those conditions it doesn't seem likely he'd turn down the job. The well-respected Shapiro, 48, has been with the Indians 23 years, previously serving as GM, assistant GM and farm director. Beyond Toronto being a new challenge, perhaps Shapiro would like a chance with a higher payroll; the Blue Jays' payroll is about $130 million while the Indians are in the bottom third of the league at about $80 million. There is no word than anyone else is currently in the mix for the job. Over the winter, the Jays targeted Orioles GM Dan Duquette, who has done a terrific job in Baltimore, but Orioles owner Peter Angelos made the unusual call to deny the Jays permission to speak to Duquette. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com first reported that Shapiro is a "strong" candidate in Toronto. Shapiro declined to comment...