Buzz: When will the Padres trade Adrian Gonzalez
In late September, Buster Olney of ESPN.com said the Padres are unlikely to trade 1B Adrian Gonzalez this off season.
However, former Padres GM Kevin Towers 
recently told Bill Madden of the Daily News, basically, it’s not a matter of will the Padres trade Gonzalez, it’s when will they trade Gonzalez.
…well, if any one knows their situation, it’s the guy who had the GM job less than 60 days ago…
The 27–year-old, left-handed Gonzalez has hit roughly .280 each of the last three seasons, while hitting roughly 35 HR, 30 or so doubles, around 110 RBI and a .370 OBP, all while playing Gold Glove defense.
…obviously, from a Mets perspective, he is a dream-come-true for first base… especially since he will earn just $4.75 million in 2010, with a $5.5 million team option for 2011, after which he can be a free agent, which coincides at about the time, hopefully, Ike Davis is ready to take over…
…the problem is, he’d probably cost davis, and a whole lot more…
…the team always linked in rumor to gonzalez is the Red Sox… if you recall, the trade deadline buzz had been hot and heavy talks with San Diego regarding gonzalez, and pretty much all of boston’s top prospects…
Speaking of which, in the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo wonders if, now that he has left the Red Sox to replace Towers, will Padres GM Jed Hower re-engage talks with his former team, and look to acquire some his former team’s top prospects, specifically Clay Buchholz and Daniel Bard.
