I wouldn’t think the Mariners would want to trade Felix Hernandez for anything, but I thought the same thing about Kevin Youkilis and Cole Hamels once, so what do I know?
In the event that teams are interested in the guy, however, know this: Jack Zduriencik thinks you should probably not bother. Here’s what he told Jon Heyman:
“He ain’t going anywhere ... He’s staying right here. Who’s going to give me what I’d need to get for him? You’re always going to be looking for him if you don’t have him. We’re going to enjoy Felix Hernandez in a Mariners uniform. We love him. And he loves the Mariners ... When you have the best or near the best, why would you want to trade him? I’m just not in the mood to trade Felix Hernandez.’'
I think that’s the trade denial that every other GM’s “we have no plans to trade Player X at this time ... we would like to see Player X in a Team Y uniform for many, many years” denial should be judged against.
