The likelihood of Brian Giles returning to the Padres next season took a severe hit yesterday when the club rejected a three-year proposal that the right fielder's agent said was "significantly less" than what Giles can get elsewhere. "We're going to go forward with the assumption that the Padres and Brian are not able to make a deal," agent Joe Bick said. "We've been holding off moving in a different direction in hopes of getting something done with the Padres, but there's no reason to believe that's going to happen." General Manager Kevin Towers said the Padres valued Giles at a lower price than the player's proposal, believed to be near $30 million. "We felt that if we had made this sort of financial commitment to Giles, it would really not allow us to do much else," Towers said. "We have several areas we need to address. I understand their position, but I do not see us ever meeting that offer. We don't want to put all of our eggs in one basket. "I don't want to say Giles is a goner. Right now, we're going to look at other places. I'm sure they will as well. But at the dollars right now, I don't see us going there."