AP study: Nine MLB teams cut payroll this winter; average salary up just 1.5 per cent

San Diego cut payroll by $96 million in the past year, the New York Mets by $50 million and the Los Angeles Angels by $49 million, among nine teams that slashed spending in a tepid free-agent market that sparked player unrest.

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