Clayton Kershaw among 146 to file

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Of the 133 players who filed last year, none went to hearings -- the first time since the process began in 1974 that every case settled. After peaking at 35 hearings in 1986, the number of cases argued hasn't reached double digits since 2001.

Players in arbitration averaged a 119 percent increase last year, according to a study by The Associated Press.

Information from ESPNLosAngeles.com's Mark Saxon and The Associated Press was used in this report.