{"id":589637,"date":"2026-02-24T06:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/589637\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:28:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:28:43","slug":"fantasy-baseball-season-begins-with-labr-mixed-draft-who-goes-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/589637\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy baseball season begins with LABR Mixed draft. Who goes No. 1?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring training\u00a0games are underway and players are getting up to speed in preparation for when the real games begin. It\u2019s the same drill fantasy baseball managers go through early in the spring when mock drafts serve as our spring training.<\/p>\n<p>This year, some of the game\u2019s best players will first need to gear up for the\u00a0World Baseball Classic. Meanwhile, some of the fantasy industry\u2019s best players will jump-start the 2026 draft season with the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR).<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The action gets underway on Monday, Feb. 23, with the LABR Mixed league draft. Who will go No.1 overall \u2026 and how will the first round shake out? Those are among the many questions fantasy managers want answered.<\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$765,000,000: Juan Soto, New York Mets (2025-39)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2d1cf7ebf0084f8f62b2dce6d854b1b0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$765,000,000: Juan Soto, New York Mets (2025-39)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5370c6d3b6634c591bdd6aaf90e67b85.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$700,000,000: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers (2024-33)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b886ce6837701d4aa78caf8ee8e7b842.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$500,000,000: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Toronto Blue Jays (2026-39)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9a0078a40ba701c10ef9c3d4a704380f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$426.5 million: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels (2019-2030)* includes extension<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9c7076ca2d38c525869e5dea9691742b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$365 million: Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers (2020-32)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9cc03e22a2bf51cdf4a86e4634b128b8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$360 million: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (2023-2031)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/860307f78d595727e6e056b84eeceac3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$350 million: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres (2023-33)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5ada6776ea13e9cde6228fc88a01381c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$341 million: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets (2022-31)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/99c8b8c453356255eb69f4c1edc6d727.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$340 million: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres (2021-34)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aae056c8a95eac53b3c2f235c441afd6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$330,000,000: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies (2019-31)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/57f3e45e0582b1418670cfc97f0641bb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$325 million: Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins (2015-2027) \u2013 traded to New York Yankees in 2017<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/966d60fa6d1283cbc2dd2fa783ab24f9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$325 million: Corey Seager, Texas Rangers (2022-31)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/83315c6d9a3edbb46f34dacdb98675b5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$325,000,000: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers (2024-35)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a35ff3082fdf49d59d7749b357ef28e0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>14 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$313.5 million: Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox (2024-33) &#8211; traded to San Francisco Giants in 2025<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c0a891a1472e16bee0cc77274aa2ead3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>15 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$300 million: Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies (2023-33)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8296307ccc972e17866a7ffd7caafe8e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$292 million: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers (2014-2023)* includes extension<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ff98dab5bf5ff88624dc5b3973c080ff.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>17 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$288,777,777: Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals (2024-34)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a5591057a30e8c6b81501683a37bb196.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>18 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$280 million: Xander Bogaerts, San Diego Padres (2023-33)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/347655c39ed7790bc4d104af4615e597.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>19 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$275 million: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees (2008-2017)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260810052760990bc890e853f6dc9646.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>20 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$260 million: Nolan Arenado, Colorado Rockies (2019-26) &#8211; traded to St. Louis Cardinals in 2021, traded to Arizona Diamondbacks in 2026<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/64d718bbc082f2bca9a2b21072e9c990.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>21 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$252,000,000: Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers (2001-10)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8f0f94d0247161e36e3fda9b50c063f1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>22 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$245 million: Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals (2020-26)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8162f10d4cc405865cc017f05b06c033.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>23 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$245 million: Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Angels (2020-26)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/41170380d0717f5e973007e247234984.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>24 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$240,000,000: Kyle Tucker, Los Angeles Dodgers (2026-29)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/b4210575f3dfb2db0e3523d345526b97.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>25 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$240 million: Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels (2012-2021)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f04369c084e5545ba7c7f13af6ea0b1f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>26 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$240 million: Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners (2014-2023) \u2013 traded to New York Mets in 2019<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/07910bf43223573ee164a1b4a21df426.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>27 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$225 million: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds (2012-2021)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/90480a0116fa734ed7bc1450bd4bcb08.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>28 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p>$218,000,000: Max Fried, New York Yankees (2025-32)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/21fec3299c141480bcb8ea60254fc543.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>29 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$217 million: David Price, Boston Red Sox (2016-2022) \u2013 traded to Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2851068c5e3cb4fd2dd8adf68f08c998.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>30 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$215 million: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-2020)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/db5290de7002d2a3e7bebcc7096bb0b2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>31 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$215 million: Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers (2020-28)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0d3706ea3428251f5bbbd0c6df5160b7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>32 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$214 million: Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers (2012-2020) \u2013 traded to Texas Rangers in 2013<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f6a394302180544140e99d48a214f2f1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>33 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$212 million: Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves (2023-32)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/d02ae94ac11a2f856442ccfaaffabd8b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>34 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$210 million: Corbin Burnes, Arizona Diamondbacks (2025-30)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1fe5175fc826e42fc8f026c900890d63.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>35 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$210 million: Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals (2015-2021)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e0455d59c4ea1f7b884646125b46ed59.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>36 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$209.3 million: Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners (2023-34)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/62f8d63b0aa1060ecf644665b5fafc65.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>37 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$206.5 million: Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks (2016-2021) \u2013 traded to Houston Astros in 2019<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/51d271994645f3670cee47bf4c55c1ec.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>38 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p>$202,000,000: CC Sabathia, New York Yankees (2009-17)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/370ead9a26a28c5fae48479b264927c2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>39 \/ 39<\/p>\n<p>MLB&#8217;s $200+ million contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">$200 million: Carlos Correa, Minnesota Twins (2023-28) &#8211; traded to Houston Astros in 2025<\/p>\n<p>What is LABR?<\/p>\n<p>The League of Alternative Baseball Reality is the original fantasy baseball experts league. LABR began in 1994, when Sports Weekly (then Baseball Weekly) fantasy editor John Hunt recruited 12 industry titans to draft and play in AL- and NL-only auction leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>LABR has since expanded to a Mixed league draft (in 2012) and a Mixed auction league (in 2020).<\/p>\n<p>2026 LABR Mixed draft participants, draft order<img alt=\"Shohei Ohtani is coming off a 2025 season in which he hit 55 homers, scored 146 runs and stole 20 bases. He also posted a 2.87 ERA in 47 innings on the mound. Ohtani is the consensus No. 1 overall pick so far in 2026 fantasy drafts.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"681\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e844c619020df61d489810b0fb934059.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani is coming off a 2025 season in which he hit 55 homers, scored 146 runs and stole 20 bases. He also posted a 2.87 ERA in 47 innings on the mound. Ohtani is the consensus No. 1 overall pick so far in 2026 fantasy drafts.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the competitors in this year&#8217;s LABR Mixed draft, with their corresponding draft positions. It&#8217;s a 15-team, 5&#215;5 Rotisserie league with twice-weekly free-agent pickups throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>LABR Mixed draft order<\/p>\n<p>*-defending champion<\/p>\n<p>How to follow 2026 LABR Mixed draft live<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 LABR Mixed draft will be broadcast live on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio (Channel 87). and the 29-round draft grid will be updated live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtsports.com\/labr-mixed-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RTSports.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">RTSports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/fantasy\/2026\/02\/23\/fantasy-baseball-2026-labr-mixed-draft-order-live-grid\/88813082007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fantasy baseball 2026 LABR mixed draft order, live grid;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fantasy baseball 2026 LABR mixed draft order, live grid<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spring training\u00a0games are underway and players are getting up to speed in preparation for when the real games&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2276],"tags":[5,62702,28,76909,76910,2291,4,1586,151,4820],"class_list":{"0":"post-589637","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb-draft","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-draft-order","10":"tag-fantasy-baseball","11":"tag-labr","12":"tag-league-of-alternative-baseball-reality","13":"tag-major-league-baseball-draft","14":"tag-mlb","15":"tag-mlb-draft","16":"tag-spring-training","17":"tag-world-baseball-classic"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116124198511809742","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}