The rise in Major League Baseball's average salary slowed this year as more players got hurt and wound up on the disabled list, leaving the increase at just under $14,000. This season's final average was $3,966,020, the Major League Baseball Players Association said Friday in its annual report, up just 0.35 percent from last year's $3,952,252. The union includes a pro-rated share of option buyouts that may be earned if the option is declined, while MLB does not take those into account in its average. More...