Big game tonight for Myers…he’s been pretty brutal over the past month ans he has to show that he can be a go-to guy for this team

lets him know that we don’t need him. that said, wouldn’t trade him unless (like someone else said), an antsy team puts an offer in front of us that can’t be refused. if not, hang on to him. his stats will surely rise. sluggers go thru slumps.

id fork over howard for the right price in return. you have to consider that. teams get desperate and up the ante if you let them know hes available. what do you propose? letting him walk away for nothing in 3 years or so? signing him to an absurd contract that will be a giant hole in the payroll for years? you know hes going to become a DH-only guy by age 30. hell probably even be a great DH, but unless the NL changes anytime soon he wont do that here.

Hey! “Grandstand” GMs Mike T and Geoff would gladly trade you Howard. (laughter)

I dont know, for cabrera? if he really is legit this time then theyd ask for one of golson or cardenas and one of carrasco or one of the other top pitching prospects they have (happ, outman, bastardo, savery, etc.). thats what i would ask for in return for the best pitcher on my team. I dont know, you think thats too much???? maybe you can convince baltimore that its a good idea for them to take ryan madson off your hands.

cardenas plus a lesser of their top pitching prospects? i guess so. they might ask for more than that though like another throw-in prospect or maybe even another pitching prospect. i dont know enough about the hitting prospects because i study pitching in baseball more than anything else in the game. the only hitting prospects that jump out at me are golson and cardenas, anyone think theres other hitters they can throw into a deal so as to avoid giving up the farm?

Two thoughts: Has Charlie given an explanation for Werth in center and Vic in right — I mean a real explanation, not “I just wanted to see ‘em out there.”

Two, this is from Rosenthal’s column at FoxSports:

“A scout who witnessed Daniel Cabrera’s three-hitter against the Royals last week called it, “the best-pitched game I’ve seen all year.” Cabrera was throwing 95 mph in the ninth inning, but what impressed the scout the most was that the 6-foot-9 right-hander commanded his sinker, getting 18 groundball outs. “No way they trade this guy,” the scout said. “He was like (Roy) Halladay, that’s how impressive he was.”

The Orioles, though, could indeed attempt to move Cabrera if he continues making progress under new pitching coach Rick Kranitz. Cabrera is a free agent after the 2010 season, and the Orioles might not trust him enough to make a cornerstone. Orioles owner Peter Angelos rarely has invested long-term in starting pitching. His most recent stab at it, a three-year, $22.5 million deal for Sidney Ponson in 2004, turned out miserably.

Cabrera, who turns 27 on May 28, will need more than six straight quality starts to restore his value; he finished 9-18 with a 5.55 ERA last season and is a very poor fielder. But the Orioles’ change in pitching coaches from the dogmatic Leo Mazzone to the more flexible Kranitz clearly seems to be working to his benefit.”

Hmm … we’ve talked about Cabrera before. Can Dubee do him right?