MLBPA: Salaries up 9 percent.

[Mephistopheles]

That makes the real rate 6.5 or so.

 

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The average salary shot up 9 percent this year to $2,699,292, according to final figures released Wednesday by the Major League Baseball Players Association. The increase was the highest since a 12.8 percent rise in 2001 and makes it likely the $3 million mark will be broken next year or in 2008.