Kendrys Morales wins Edgar Martinez Award, fire him into space with it

Call it a lifetime un-achievement award.Yesterday while I was sitting around waiting for the Mariners to trade, not trade, tender, or not tender Mark Trumbo all day a bit of news passed by my eyes. It was about an award, which doesn't mean anything to me in particular. Baseball awards, like all awards, are largely give a satisfaction to the creator and determiner of said award, rather than the participant. I bet Derek Jeter put a few of those Gold Gloves in a few gift baskets over the years.

HOWEVER, one award is named after Edgar Martinez, the greatest DH to ever play the game. It is called, you guessed it, the Edgar Martinez Award. Due to my love for Edgar the DH of the year award, more…