The San Diego Padres currently have the third-highest payroll in baseball despite operating out of the 27th-largest market in the United States.

The way owner Peter Seidler has operated has drawn the ire of some Major League owners.

Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort, who operates under MLB's 16th-ranked payroll, is the latest to criticize Seidler and the Padres.

"That puts a lot of pressure (on us)," Monfort said. "But it's not just the Padres, it's the [New York] Mets, it's the [Philadelphia] Phillies. This has been an interesting year.

"What the Padres are doing, I don't 100% agree with, though I know that our fans probably agree with it. We'll see how it works out.

"I look at the Padres and they have a really talented team, but they have some holes, too. They've got three, maybe four starting pitchers, and then they're sort of like us. They have (Joe) Musgrave, (Blake) Snell and (Yu) Darvish, so I don't know. They have spent a lot of money and they will have to spend a lot more if they want to keep (outfielder) Juan Soto. But it does put a lot of pressure on you. Yes, it does."