Morning Briefing: Happy Birthday, Endy Chavez!

Good morning, Mets fans!

Today is Endy Chavez‘ 44th birthday. Let’s take a minute to rewatch this incredible catch.

Not much happened in Mets world on Sunday as we continue to suffer through an MLB lockout, so let’s look to some of the news around the league and work from baseball writers.

Latest MLB News

Howard Megdal wrote a piece about Jazz Chisholm, budding shortstop for the Miami Marlins. Megdal looks at the 24-year-old’s power-speed profile and how he can reach his full potential.

MLB Trade Rumors released a few trade candidate write-ups, a few of which might make sense for the Mets. Take a look at it for Anthony Santander and center fielder Manuel Margot.

The Staten Island FerryHawks announced an initiative for youth baseball players of Staten Island to advance many young baseball careers.

Read a great piece about the two-way stars of the Negro League, which includes useful tidbits relating to “Bullet Joe” Rogan, Martín Dihigo, and more.

Latest on MMO

Listen to the latest episode of “Get Metsmerized”, in which Jacob Resnik joins the crew to discuss prospect rankings, the lockout, and more.

Alexis Farinacci wrote an in-depth article about the expansion of the Minor League season from 144 to 150 games in an effort to be better coordinated with the MLB season.

Read the newest part of MMO’s Eight Great Mets teams.