Conversations with members of the Orioles organization might have persuaded San Diego Padres first baseman Phil Nevin to waive a no-trade clause and accept a trade to Baltimore that could be finalized Monday evening, according to one source. Nevin has until Tuesday at 6 p.m. to reject or accept being traded for Baltimore starter Sidney Ponson. "My feeling is that he's going to accept it," an executive from one of the teams involved said. "There's nothing that seems to be a problem. I'm guessing that he'll be in Baltimore and be in uniform on Tuesday at the latest." Nevin spoke with Orioles Manager Lee Mazzilli and infielder Chris Gomez, a former teammate with the Padres and the Detroit Tigers, on Sunday. "He said Lee was very convincing and painted a nice picture," Barry Axelrod, Nevin's agent, said. "They told him he'd play every day at first base or at DH and bat in the middle of the lineup. . . . "I was frankly surprised that Phil hadn't said no immediately. When they tried to trade him to Cincinnati a few years ago, he rejected it immediately."