❚ Three decades of salary data at mlb.usatoday.com
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Royals grounds crew manager Evan Fowler paints the opening-day logo behind home plate on Wednesday. The Royals open the baseball season Thursday against the White Sox.
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$17.75 million for Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado.
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$623,200 for Indians SS Francisco Lindor.