Never heard that
As the article says there was a confluence of issues - (1) the Jays were in the process of being sold off by Labatt's, meaning the budget and the room for Gord Ash to negotiate was in flux, (2) Green was a young superstar and very expensive, (3) Green expressed a desire to play on the west coast where he is from.
Basically, Ash's hands were tied. Green would have signed if the Jays offered what he ended up getting from LAD.