Nobody should be surprised that the San Diego Padres landed slugging outfielder Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with the Washington Nationals. They were desperate to win right now. Soto was the biggest prize in baseball’s marketplace this summer, so the Padres were always going to win the bidding. The Padres have made one trip to postseason play since 2006 – and that came with the expanded playoff bracket after the shortened 2020 pandemic season. The franchise’s ownership, led by Peter Seidler, is committed to spending to baseball’s luxury tax threshold. Seidler wants to move his team out fro…