Study: 113 Percent Average Raise In Baseball Arbitration

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres first baseman Wil Myers landed the biggest raise of all the hefty salary increases in arbitration.
The 168 players eligible for arbitration as of mid-December averaged a 113 percent raise, according to a study by The Associated Press on Thursday.
Myers received a 26-fold increase from $523,900 to an average of $13.8 million as part of an $83 million, six-year contract.
St. Louis right-hander Carlos Martinez was next with a 18-fold hike from $539,000 to an a