Mar 14, 2006 4:07 PM EST

David Wells wasn't spotted in the clubhouse Monday, which doesn't necessarily mean that he blew off the day. But the chair in front of his locker never moved and neither did the box on it.

Wells appeared to be upset after a recent conversation with manager Terry Francona about the lefthander's spot in the rotation.

"It wasn't a one-on-one conversation," Francona said Monday. "We were in there with all the pitchers and I kind of explained to him because he wants to know what day he's pitching. I just kind of told him, I said, `David, as of the fourth of March, you wanted to be traded. Now all of a sudden you want to pitch second.' It's not going to happen."

Via Hartfort Courant