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Unfortunately for the Orioles, Markakis is just about untouchable. You'd have a better shot at getting Dylan Bundy and Manny Machado.
Angelos has publically singled out Markakis as his favorite player, for no better reason than the Greek connection. They have one-on-one lunch meetings during the season to make sure Markakis is happy with everything, and it was right out in the open that Markakis had direct input on the decision to hire Showalter.
The Orioles are probably further from the playoffs than any other team in baseball, and their #4-10 ranked prospects are almost certainly the worst in baseball as well. It'd make way too much sense to trade away Markakis's peak years in order to retool depth for the farm. Instead, the Orioles will be paying $15-17 mil per year for a #2 hitter on a last place team.