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Through the wonders of the collective bargaining agreement and the salary arbitration process,...

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Through the wonders of the collective bargaining agreement and the salary arbitration process, Martin nonetheless received a raise from his $500,000 salary last year to $3.9 million for 2009. "Can't complain about an 800 percent raise," he said

Russell Martin: great as a catcher, not as a mathematician, via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com ($3,900,000 - $500,000) / $500,000 = 680 % raise