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"The team's position with regard to Adrian has not changed at all," Hoyer wrote in an email. "We are excited to have him under contract for the next two seasons. He is a great player who fits our city, team, and payroll remarkably well. We have had, and will continue to have, dialogue with Adrian's representatives about keeping him in San Diego long-term. It is still early in that process and attempting to draw conclusions in the middle of any negotiation is an inexact science." Hoyer assessment is certainly more optimistic than that of team CEO Jeff Moorad, who said on Wednesday that "early signals" are that Gonzalez will be too rich for the Padres.