Power hitting first baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been involved with many trade rumors this off season.  It appears that any deal with the Red Sox is going nowhere according to Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe. The Padres are asking for Clay Buchholz and RHP prospect Casey Kelly or outfielder Ryan Westmoreland.  For the time being the Red Sox are not willing to give up Kelly or Westmoreland.

Gonzalez has been wanting to go to contending team with the Red Sox as his prefered destination.  The career .281 hitter over 6 season with the Rangers and Padres is signed through 2011 and he’ll be making $4.75 million in 2010 and $5.5 million in 2011.  He’s a steal at those numbers, and you can read his contract info here, and the Padres are hoping to leverage his affordable contract value by acquiring future prospects as they continue to rebuild.

You can read previous Gonzalez rumors with the Mariners here.