Lance Berkman is pessimistic that either he or teammate Roy Oswalt will be moved this summer.

“I think it’s unlikely they’re going to work something out for Roy, and he’s a lot more attractive trade candidate for another team,” Berkman told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday. “It’s an even longer shot something’s going to happen with me.”

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports says, “The confluence of two factors – the high value of prospects and the steep cost to pick up veterans’ contracts – could skew the trade market wildly and make position players such as Oswalt and Berkman far less desirable than their numbers and histories would indicate.”

“The baseball landscape has changed,” Berkman said. “Teams value their prospects more than they ever have. I’m 34. I’m not having a great year. Who knows how many more years I’ve got left or what my production’s going to be? As a slugger, you get into your mid-to-late 30s, start struggling, and then it’s like you might be done. I don’t blame somebody for thinking that.”

Passan adds that teams that need a first baseman, like the Angels, have to weight not only Berkman’s salary, but also whether his lost production would return. Berkman is batting .238/.340/.392 this season.

Berkman adds that a deal with the Angels would not automatically force him to waive hi no-trade clause. Berkman said. “That would be a long, hard thought. Especially because I’d rather go east than west.