GM hunt begins : Mets ask permission to speak to the Marlins Dan Jennings

Reports are circulating that the first person on the mets 5-7 to man GM list is Dan Jennings. The Mets have asked permission of the Marlins to speak to JenningsJennings has been with the Marlins for a couple of years as there assistant GM/VP of player personnelThis a bit dated but here is some background on Jennings from Baseball AmericaJennings didn't take long to establish a reputation as a respected talent evaluator. He spent two years as an associate scout with the Reds before earning a full-time scouting job with the Mariners in 1988. Just seven years later Jennings was hired as the first scouting director in Devil Rays history. Despite losing several premium picks as compensation for free-agent signings, he helped stock the system with a string of impressive drafts from 1997-2002 that netted Aubrey Huff, Carl Crawford, Rocco Baldelli, B.J. Upton, Joey Gathright and Dewon Brazelton.