It might be good if Jeff Moorad buys the Padres, whose leaders announced Thursday they’re open to selling the club.

Please stop groaning.

This time around, Moorad seems to have the money to do it right — should he choose to pursue it.

He didn’t in 2009, when he bought the Padres on a layaway plan, subject to final approval that a cadre of Major League Baseball’s owners denied him in 2012, ultimately setting up a group led by Peter Seidler and Ron Fowler to buy the team that August, for a reported $800 million.

The Padres stunk for most of Moorad’s tenure and for several years after the sale, casting Moorad’s stewardship in an unflattering light.

Valued by Forbes at $1.95 billion, the small-market Padres have appreciated robustly since Moorad left the scene in 2012.

Moorad’s wealth ha

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