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Average MLB salary drops for 2nd straight year
MLB平均薪資連續第二年下降
NEW YORK (AP) — The average salary in the major leagues has dropped in
consecutive years for the first time since the players' association started
keeping records more than a half-century ago.
自從球員工會開始有紀錄以來已經超過半世紀，這是第一次MLB平均薪資連續兩年下降。
The 988 players on Aug. 31 rosters and injured lists averaged $4,051,490, the
union said Friday, down 1.1% from $4,095,686 last year. The average peaked at
$4,097,122 in 2017.
星期五時，工會宣布到今年8/31，有在輪值名單以及受傷名單內球員共988位，平均薪資是
405萬1490鎂，比起去年409萬5686鎂下降了1.1趴。前年2017年是409萬7122鎂。
This was just the fifth decline since records started in 1967, when the
average was $19,000. There also were drops in 1987, when clubs were found
guilty of collusion; in 1995, after the end of a 7 1/2-month strike; and in
2004.
從開始有紀錄的1967年開始算，當時平均薪資是1萬9000鎂，直到現在總共出現五次薪資下
降的狀況。一次是1987年，那時候是球團非法密謀的關係；一次是1995年，那時候是在結
束7.5個月的罷工之後；還有一次是2004年。
This year's drop followed two slow free-agent markets and new contracts with
large signing bonuses for Mike Trout, Alex Bregman, Manny Machado and A.J.
Pollock. Those four players received $62 million in signing bonuses during
2019 that are prorated over the length of each contract in the calculation of
the average. If the entire amounts had been counted for 2019. the average
would have been about $54,000 higher — more than the $44,196 drop.
這次的薪資下降是在兩年緩慢的FA市場及幾個約有著大筆簽約獎金像是Mike Trout，Alex
Bregman，Manny Machado跟AJ Pollock完成後發生的。在2019年這四位球員拿到了6200萬
鎂的簽約獎金，而這些獎金會按比例攤到他們各自的合約年總數去計算平均薪資。所以若
是把簽約獎金都放到2019年裡來算的話，平均薪資反而會是上漲5萬4000鎂，而不是下降
4萬4196鎂。
Those stars all receive huge increases for 2020, and Gerrit Cole, Stephen
Strasburg and Anthony Rendon agreed to $200 million-plus contracts last week.
這些明星在2020年的薪資都會暴漲，加上Gerrit Cole，Stephen Strasburg以及Anthony
Rendon上星期才同意總共2億多的合約。
There also were 20 additional players on injured lists this Aug. 31, causing
more players to be brought up from the minor leagues who made at or close to
the $555,000 minimum.
而在8/31的時候，還有20位球員還在受傷名單內，所以有很多人從小聯盟被拉上來，拿到
的薪水是或是接近55萬5000鎂。
Several players with large salaries were released and then re-signed by other
teams for the minimum, which is then used for the average, a group that
included Homer Bailey, Matt Harvey and Matt Kemp. In addition, Troy
Tulowitzki and David Wright retired due to injuries, which meant their
salaries were not included in the average.
一些原本拿大約的球員被釋出然後其他球隊用底薪簽下，像是Homer Bailey，Matt Harvey
跟Matt Kemp，他們的薪水就會用底薪來算。另外，像是Troy Tulowitzki跟David Wright
因傷退休，他們的薪水也不會算在裡面。