It isn't hard to fathom why the Toronto Blue Jays decided to extend their current President of Baseball Operations and Chief Executive Office Mark Shapiro who h

Baseball insiders were abuzz over L.A. and Toronto at this week's winter meetings, as both have the money -- and pull -- to dominate the winter.

Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year contract renewal to stay with the Blue Jays as president and CEO, Rogers Communications announced Friday, locking in the leader of an organization that is suddenly at the center of the baseball world.

General manager Ross Atkins already signed Dylan Cease to a massive seven-year deal, and the Blue Jays have been linked to just about every significant free agent. It has even been speculated that they could land both a reunion with Bo Bichette and bring in Kyle Tucker as well.