SPCam Schlittler 4.2 · Max Fried 2.2 · Ryan Weathers 1.6 · Will Warren 1.2 · Carlos Rodón 1.0
BP★ David Bednar 13 · Fernando Cruz 11 · Tim Hill 8 · Brent Headrick 7 · Jake Bird 7 · Camilo Doval 3 · Paul Blackburn 0 · Ryan Yarbrough 0
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
2026 roster — value & surplus
Player
Age
Service
G
fWAR
Salary $M
Surplus $M
Cam Schlittler
25
pre-arb
22
6.6
0.8
+40.7
Ben Rice
27
pre-arb
98
5.1
0.8
+31.0
Cody Bellinger
30
FA-elig
101
4.4
36.5
-8.8
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
28
arb
97
3.9
10.2
+14.1
Max Fried
32
FA-elig
11
3.4
14.5
+7.1
Aaron Judge
34
FA-elig
59
3.4
40.0
-18.8
Ryan Weathers
26
arb
19
2.5
1.4
+14.5
Brent Headrick
28
pre-arb
52
2.5
0.8
+15.1
Paul Goldschmidt
38
FA-elig
74
2.4
4.0
+11.0
Will Warren
27
pre-arb
20
2.0
0.8
+11.5
David Bednar
31
arb
40
1.8
9.0
+2.6
Anthony Volpe
25
arb
49
1.7
3.5
+7.0
Gerrit Cole
35
FA-elig
11
1.6
36.0
-25.8
Carlos Rodón
33
FA-elig
9
1.5
27.8
-18.4
Trent Grisham
29
FA-elig
83
1.4
22.0
-13.1
Fernando Cruz
36
arb
48
1.3
1.4
+6.5
José Caballero
29
pre-arb
88
1.2
2.0
+5.3
Ryan McMahon
31
FA-elig
84
1.1
16.0
-9.3
Paul Blackburn
32
FA-elig
35
0.7
2.0
+2.3
Max Schuemann
29
pre-arb
34
0.4
0.7
+2.1
Ali Sánchez
29
–
23
0.4
0.5
+2.1
Ryan Yarbrough
34
FA-elig
25
0.4
2.5
-0.3
J.C. Escarra
31
pre-arb
32
0.2
0.8
+0.5
Yovanny Cruz
26
–
3
0.2
0.0
+1.2
Angel Chivilli
23
pre-arb
9
0.1
0.7
+0.2
Kervin Castro
27
pre-arb
2
0.1
0.0
+0.9
Giancarlo Stanton
36
FA-elig
24
0.1
19.0
-18.2
Jake Bird
30
arb
36
0.1
1.0
-0.3
Jasson Domínguez
23
pre-arb
43
0.1
0.6
-0.1
Spencer Jones
25
–
31
0.1
0.1
+0.5
Elmer Rodríguez
22
–
4
0.0
0.0
+0.1
Yerry De los Santos
28
–
5
0.0
–
–
Austin Wells
26
pre-arb
70
-0.1
0.9
-1.7
Amed Rosario
30
FA-elig
59
-0.2
2.5
-3.6
Camilo Doval
28
arb
41
-0.2
6.1
-7.2
Randal Grichuk↔ CHW
34
–
16
-0.3
0.1
-2.2
Oswaldo Cabrera
27
arb
3
-0.5
1.2
-4.2
Brendan Beck
27
–
2
-0.7
0.0
-4.1
Luis Gil
28
arb
4
-0.8
2.2
-6.9
Tim Hill
36
FA-elig
46
-0.9
3.0
-8.9
Key additions (new vs 2025)
Player
fWAR
Ryan Weathers
1.6
Gerrit Cole
1.0
Max Schuemann
0.3
Ali Sánchez
0.3
Angel Chivilli
0.1
Kervin Castro
0.1
Key subtractions (gone from 2025)
Player
2025 fWAR
Devin Williams
1.4
Mark Leiter Jr.
0.6
Luke Weaver
0.5
DJ LeMahieu
0.3
Marcus Stroman
0.1
JT Brubaker
0.1
Current & Historical Payroll
2026 payroll
$271.5M
luxury tax $294M
2027 guaranteed
$202.8M
What the front office was committed to as of 2026, 2026–2032.
Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2026; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
current $guaranteed $arbitration (proj)pre-arb (proj)free agentclub optionplayer optionmutual optionvesting option
Summary — luxury-tax (CBT) basis
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Tax threshold
$244M
$247M
$250M
$253M
$256M
$259M
$262M
Guaranteed contracts
$249M
$212M
$155M
$92M
$92M
$67M
Proj. arbitration
$40M
Proj. pre-arbitration
$5M
$22M
Player benefits
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
Total CBT payroll
$312M
$230M
$195M
$110M
$110M
$85M
Tax space
−$-68M
+$17M
+$55M
+$143M
+$146M
+$174M
Est. tax bill
$50M
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Luxury-tax (CBT) basis: contract AAV + ~$18M benefits/bonus-pool — distinct from the base-salary payroll above. Threshold is the CBA line. Tier-3 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.
Guaranteed / signed (14)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Aaron Judge
34
9.051
$40.0M
$40.0M
$40.0M
$40.0M
$40.0M
$40.0M
FREE AGENT
Cody Bellinger
30
8.160
$36.5M
$36.5M
$29.8MOPT-OUT
$29.8MOPT-OUT
$29.9MPLAYER
FREE AGENT
Gerrit Cole
35
12.111
$36.0M
$36.0M
$36.0M
FREE AGENT
Carlos Rodón
33
10.168
$27.8M
$27.8M
$27.8M
FREE AGENT
Trent Grisham
29
6.060
$22.0M
FREE AGENT
Giancarlo Stanton
36
15.118
$19.0M
$15.0M
$15.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Ryan McMahon
31
8.006
$16.0M
$16.0M
FREE AGENT
Max Fried
32
7.148
$14.5M
$31.5M
$31.5M
$31.5M
$31.5M
$31.5M
$31.5M
Paul Goldschmidt
38
14.059
$4.0M
FREE AGENT
Tim Hill
36
7.112
$3.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Amed Rosario
30
8.062
$2.5M
FREE AGENT
Ryan Yarbrough
34
7.117
$2.5M
FREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn
32
6.018
$2.0M
FREE AGENT
Randal Grichuk
34
11.033
$145k
FREE AGENT
Arbitration-eligible (9)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
28
5.075
$10.2M
FREE AGENT
David Bednar
31
5.073
$9.0M
FREE AGENT
Camilo Doval
28
4.071
$6.1M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Anthony Volpe
25
3.000
$3.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Luis Gil
28
3.073
$2.2M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Fernando Cruz
36
3.035
$1.4M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ryan Weathers
26
3.066
$1.4M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Cabrera
27
3.050
$1.2M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jake Bird
30
3.051
$975k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (14)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
José Caballero
29
2.170
$2.0M
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Austin Wells
26
2.031
$866k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ben Rice
27
1.076
$846k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Will Warren
27
1.016
$827k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cam Schlittler
25
0.082
$801k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
J.C. Escarra
31
0.139
$800k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brent Headrick
28
0.171
$793k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Angel Chivilli
23
1.036
$724k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Max Schuemann
29
2.000
$667k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jasson Domínguez
23
1.130
$638k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ali Sánchez
29
2.000
$496k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Elmer Rodríguez
22
–
$42k
Kervin Castro
27
0.057
$8k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Yerry De los Santos
28
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Graphs
Yankees's path through relative payroll × TAB, smoothed; markers grow and the arrow points toward the present. WINDOW cheap&winning · CONTEND expensive&winning · FORCED-SPEND dead zone · REBUILD cheap&losing. Compare franchises →
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2026; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985