NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This was where the Padres were, so they did what they felt they had to do. It can be true both that they made a mind-blowing choice to jettison a highly motivated future Hall of Famer in his prime and that they made what seems to be a strong effort to mitigate the stench of spilled milk. At any rate, we can stop talking about the Padres’ need to shed payroll, at least as a present requirement. That, they have already done. On Wednesday, they sent Juan Soto and his projected $33 million salary (plus Trent Grisham’s projected $5 million salary) to the Yankees for pitchers Mich…