PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Charlie Monfort, co-owner of the Colorado Rockies, smiled when The Post told him of the many Mets fans who would love to see Troy Tulowitzki get traded to Citi Field.

“It’s not happening,” Monfort responded.

Even as Tulowitzki has sent passive-aggressive signs that he wouldn’t mind leaving the team that drafted and developed him, the Rockies’ leaders, with both their actions and their words, have displayed how reluctant they are to deal their franchise player. Monfort re-enforced that notion Thursday at the Major League Baseball owners’ meetings.

“I can’t speak for him, but yeah, we want him,” Monfort said. “I think he’s strong and he’s worked hard and he’ll be back. He’ll be Tulo of old.”

The Mets and Rockies have engaged in trade discussions this winter, yet they haven’t progressed because Colorado has asked for significant talent in return, including current major-leaguers as well as young pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard, and has not offered to pick up any of the $118 million that Tulowitzki has guaranteed through 2020.

Tulowitzki underwent surgery last August to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, and his durability has been his greatest liability in recent seasons.