Padres slugger Phil Nevin has until Tuesday night to decide whether to accept a proposed trade to the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Sidney Ponson. Nevin flew home from Philadelphia with the NL West-leading Padres after they lost their seventh straight game, and planned to spend Monday's off day discussing the deal with his family. Nevin has the right to block a trade to eight teams, including the Orioles. Nevin didn't play in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Phillies as the Padres fell to 0-6 on an East Coast road trip and to just one game over .500. "I have a certain amount of time to make a decision and I'm going to use that time," Nevin said afterward. "I want to talk about it with my family and kids. It's a tough thing to talk to them about over the phone." In December 2002, Nevin blocked a deal that would have sent him to the Reds for Ken Griffey Jr. "I personally am surprised that he didn't reject it as quickly as he rejected the Cincinnati deal, that he's actually not said 'No,'" said Nevin's agent, Barry Axelrod. Tuesday's deadline will be an hour before the first pitch of the Padres' next game, against the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park. "He's very emotional right now," Axelrod said. "It's very hard on him. He sat through the game and was then going to fly home on the team plane feeling like he's not a part of it anymore. Basically, he's looking forward to having a day away from it and spending it with his family. He's faced with explaining this to his 8-year-old son, who's a huge fan and loves being at the ballpark. It's tough duty."