Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune came out with an article today about Adrian Gonzalez’ desire to finish his career with the Padres. The piece detailed how much the former Padres All-Star first baseman wanted to stay with the club before being traded to the Red Sox and how he wanted to retire as a Padre.
Gonzalez said he was willing to take a hometown discount but an offer never even came before being traded in 2010 and hitting free agency after the 2011 season. John Boggs, Gonzalez’s agent, met with the Padres in 2010 and said he wanted his client to get an eight-year deal worth around $180 million (similiar to what Mark Teixeira got) but Jed Hoyer, the general manager at the time, said what Gonzalez’s camp wanted “just wasn’t realistic” and “there was no way to make it work.