Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik says he will not trade reigning American League Cy Young winner Feliz Hernandez. "You can say nine guys," Zduriencik said when asked about a potential package for the right-hander. "You could say 12 guys. What does it matter? The deal is we have a guy who we relish. We want to get to a point where we are competitive and as good as any club in baseball. To get to that point, you have to have top-of-the-rotation starters. We've got it. Your best asset, you ought to keep, and that is what we intend to do." Seattle has lost 17 straight games following their loss to the Yankees in New York on Tuesday night. "I don't have (any) intention of trading Felix," Zduriencik said. "I've been saying it all along that what you have is a Cy Young Award winner who is 25 years old on your staff for a long period of time. "Every club in baseball gets to the level -- the Yankees, the Red Sox, whoever it might be -- they have to have a one-two-three starters. In this particular case, we have a guy who is very, very special. He is signed to a contract and he is part of our organization. Now, we have a guy right behind him in (Michael) Pineda, and we have some really nice pieces right around the corner. It has a chance to be really good in the near future. Our guys, who we have pitched right now have pitched very well. The one thing we have had is we have had good pitching."