NEW YORK — Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder and Jonathan Papelbon were among 111 players who filed for salary arbitration Thursday, an annual ritual that gives many of them large pay increases.

World Series MVP Cole Hamels, Florida second baseman Dan Uggla and Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks also filed for arbitration.

Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino, a St. Anthony alum who was a star in the postseason, also field along with Honolulu's Brandon League (Saint Louis) of the Toronto Blue Jays and Kauai's Tyler Yates of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Players who still haven't settled with their teams will exchange figures Tuesday. In most years, more than half the players who file reach agreements before the swap of proposed salaries.

Among the 110 players who filed last year, just eight went to hearings and clubs won six of those. The only players who won were Howard, the power-hitting Philadelphia first baseman who made $10 million, and New York Mets pitcher Oliver Perez ($6.5 million). Perez is now a free agent.

The average increase for those who filed last year was 120 percent.

Players with three to six years of major league service are eligible, along with the top 17 percent by service time of players between two and three years. In addition, two free-agent pitchers accepted arbitration offers to return to their former clubs: Cincinnati's David Weathers and the Los Angeles Angels' Darren Oliver.

Hearings will be scheduled for Feb. 1-21 in Arizona.

Eight players from the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies filed for arbitration, including Howard and Hamels. Seven Kansas City Royals filed.

Clubs announced one-year deals for two players who had been eligible to file: Milwaukee right-hander Dave Bush ($4 million) and Texas right-hander Brandon McCarthy ($650,000).

Four other players agreed to contracts that weren't announced: Tampa Bay right-hander Grant Balfour ($1.4 million), Chicago Cubs infielder Ronny Cedeno, Atlanta outfielder Matt Diaz and Florida third baseman Dallas McPherson.

ARBITRATION LIST

NEW YORK - The 111 players who filed Thursday for salary arbitration (x-free agent who accepted arbitration):

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (3) - Nick Markakis, of; Luke Scott, of; George Sherrill, lhp.

BOSTON (3) - Javier Lopez, lhp; Jonathan Papelbon, rhp; Kevin Youkilis, 1b.

CHICAGO (1) - Bobby Jenks, rhp.

CLEVELAND (0)

DETROIT (5) - Edwin Jackson, rhp; Gerald Laird, c; Bobby Seay, lhp; Justin Verlander, rhp; Joel Zumaya, rhp.

KANSAS CITY (7) - Brian Bannister, rhp; John Buck, c; Jimmy Gobble, lhp; Zack Greinke, rhp; Mike Jacobs, 1b; Joel Peralta, rhp; Mark Teahen, of.

LOS ANGELES (5) - Maicer Izturis, ss; Mike Napoli, c; x-Darren Oliver, lhp; Robb Quinlan, 3b; Ervin Santana, rhp.

MINNESOTA (2) - Matt Guerrier, rhp; Jason Kubel, dh.

NEW YORK (3) - Brian Bruney, rhp; Melky Cabrera, of; Xavier Nady, of.

OAKLAND (1) - Justin Duchscherer, rhp.

SEAT TLE (3) - Erik Bedard, lhp; Aaron Heilman, rhp; Felix Hernandez, rhp.

TAMPA BAY (3) - Willy Aybar, 3b; Jason Bartlett, ss; Dioner Navarro, c.

TEXAS (3) - Marlon Byrd, of; Frank Francisco, rhp; C.J. Wilson, lhp.

TORONTO (6) - Jeremy Accardo, rhp; Jose Bautista, 3b; Shawn Camp, rhp; Jason Frasor, rhp; Brandon League, rhp; Brian Tallet, lhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (2) - Conor Jackson, 1b; Chad Qualls, rhp.

ATLANTA (4) - Jeff Francoeur, of; Mike Gonzalez, lhp; Kelly Johnson, 2b; Casey Kotchman, 1b.

CHICAGO (2) - Kevin Gregg, rhp; Michael Wuertz, rhp.

CINCINNATI (2) - Edwin Encarnacion, 3b; x-David Weathers, rhp.

COLORADO (6) - Garrett Atkins, 3b; Clint Barmes, 2b; Taylor Buchholz, rhp; Jorge de la Rosa, lhp; Jason Grilli, rhp; Huston Street, rhp.

FLORIDA (6) - Alfredo Amezaga, of; Jorge Cantu, 3b; Jeremy Hermida, of; Ricky Nolasco, rhp; Cody Ross, of; Dan Uggla, 2b.

HOUSTON (5) - Brandon Backe, rhp; Tim Byrdak, lhp; Geoff Geary, rhp; Humberto Quintero, c; Wandy Rodriguez, c.

LOS ANGELES (4) - Jonathan Broxton, rhp; Andre Ethier, of; Russell Martin, c; Jason Repko, of.

MILWAUKEE (4) - Prince Fielder, 1b; Corey Hart, of; Seth McClung, rhp; Rickie Weeks, 2b.

NEW YORK (6) - Ryan Church, of; Pedro Feliciano, lhp; John Maine, rhp; Angel Pagan, of; Jeremy Reed, of; Duaner Sanchez, rhp.

PHILADELPHIA (8) - Joe Blanton, rhp; Greg Dobbs, 3b; Chad Durbin, rhp; Cole Hamels, lhp; Ryan Howard, 1b; Ryan Madson, rhp; Shane Victorino, of; Jayson Werth, of.

PITTSBURGH (6) - Zach Duke, lhp; John Grabow, lhp; Adam LaRoche, 1b; Paul Maholm, lhp; Nate McLouth, of; Tyler Yates, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (5) - Rick Ankiel, of; Chris Duncan, of; Ryan Ludwick, of; Brad Thompson, rhp; Todd Wellemeyer, rhp.

SAN DIEGO (1) - Heath Bell, rhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (1) - Jack Taschner, lhp.

WASHINGTON (4) - Shawn Hill, rhp; Scott Olsen, lhp; Josh Willingham, of; Ryan Zimmerman, 3b.