All the teams picking in front of me have tried really hard to keep their salaries low in order to play in the AL. I could pick three sub-300K guys here, but let's zag.
In a shocking development, not only have I decided to play in the National League, but I will probably end up playing in the NL East (with DarthDurron, mllama54 and footballmm11)..,
1907 Ed Karger, $10,066,273
1919 George Burns, $6,770,382
1909 Donie Bush, $5,028,521