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Average MLB salary drops for 2nd straight year
MLB平均薪资连续第二年下降
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.
自从球员工会开始有纪录以来已经超过半世纪，这是第一次MLB平均薪资连续两年下降。
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.
星期五时，工会宣布到今年8/31，有在轮值名单以及受伤名单内球员共988位，平均薪资是
405万1490镁，比起去年409万5686镁下降了1.1趴。前年2017年是409万7122镁。
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.
从开始有纪录的1967年开始算，当时平均薪资是1万9000镁，直到现在总共出现五次薪资下
降的状况。一次是1987年，那时候是球团非法密谋的关系；一次是1995年，那时候是在结
束7.5个月的罢工之后；还有一次是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.
这次的薪资下降是在两年缓慢的FA市场及几个约有着大笔签约奖金像是Mike Trout，Alex
Bregman，Manny Machado跟AJ Pollock完成后发生的。在2019年这四位球员拿到了6200万
镁的签约奖金，而这些奖金会按比例摊到他们各自的合约年总数去计算平均薪资。所以若
是把签约奖金都放到2019年里来算的话，平均薪资反而会是上涨5万4000镁，而不是下降
4万4196镁。
Those stars all receive huge increases for 2020, and Gerrit Cole, Stephen
Strasburg and Anthony Rendon agreed to $200 million-plus contracts last week.
这些明星在2020年的薪资都会暴涨，加上Gerrit Cole，Stephen Strasburg以及Anthony
Rendon上星期才同意总共2亿多的合约。
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的时候，还有20位球员还在受伤名单内，所以有很多人从小联盟被拉上来，拿到
的薪水是或是接近55万5000镁。
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.
一些原本拿大约的球员被释出然后其他球队用底薪签下，像是Homer Bailey，Matt Harvey
跟Matt Kemp，他们的薪水就会用底薪来算。另外，像是Troy Tulowitzki跟David Wright
因伤退休，他们的薪水也不会算在里面。