Padres will need to move Adrian Gonzalez ?

I don't know what to make of this, the Gonzalez information comes in the same article in which Bill Madden said Jason Bay's agent is Scott Boras which simply isn't true ( go here for Bay's actual agent comments on WEEI). It wasn't just that he named Boras but insinuated that one of the reasons he may not re-sign with Boston could be in part due to the agent's relationship with the organization.

But the information in regards to Adrian Gonzalez is quoted by former Padres GM Kevin Towers. According to Towers the Padres simply can't afford to keep Gonzalez. The All-Star 1B would cost a lot normally but a new GM is going to look to fleece a team and make a name for himself, so that he isn't ushered out of town by the fan base for selling the face of the franchise as his first move.

Of course I would love to have Gonzalez but I'm not sure I could stomach what he would cost, I'm glad I wouldn't be making those phone calls.

Just a reminder, Gonzalez is a 27 y/o left handed 1B is a lifetime .281 BA with a .506 Slg. pct. and a .362 OBP in which he averages 30 HRs and 100 RBIs per season. He's owed 4.75M for 2009 and there is a club option worth 5.75 in 2010 with no buyout.

Revenue-sharing money simply isn't enough right now in their market, where a bad local TV package reaps only about $2million and they have $18 million a year in stadium debt. In addition, nobody knows how much it's costing new owner Jeff Moorad to complete his buyout of John Moores. "They're going to have a $40 million payroll for the foreseeable future," said recently fired Padres GM Kevin Towers, "and there's just no way they can devote half of that to one player. It's just a matter of when they decide to trade (Gonzalez)." source Daily News