GM: Gene Michael
1995: made playoffs · 79–65. Ranks are vs the 28 teams that season.
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.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | 26 | arb | 144 | 6.4 | 0.4 | +5.7 |
| Wade Boggs | 37 | FA-elig | 126 | 4.0 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Jack McDowell | 29 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -2.1 |
| Andy Pettitte | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +3.0 |
| Randy Velarde | 32 | FA-elig | 111 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Mike Stanley | 32 | FA-elig | 118 | 3.1 | 0.9 | +2.1 |
| Paul O'Neill | 32 | FA-elig | 127 | 3.1 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Gerald Williams | 28 | arb | 100 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 24 | arb | 27 | 2.0 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| John Wetteland | 28 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.7 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
| David Cone↔ TOR | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -2.0 |
| Bob Wickman | 26 | arb | 63 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 31 | arb | 17 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Jimmy Key | 34 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -4.3 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Melido Perez | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -3.0 |
| Tony Fernandez | 33 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Pat Kelly | 27 | arb | 89 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Jim Leyritz | 31 | arb | 77 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| Russ Davis | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mariano Rivera | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Dave Pavlas | 32 | arb | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Dave Eiland | 28 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josias Manzanillo↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bob MacDonald | 30 | arb | 33 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ruben Rivera | 21 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Patterson | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Silvestri↔ WSN | 27 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Don Mattingly | 34 | FA-elig | 128 | -0.1 | 4.4 | -4.5 |
| Ruben Sierra↔ OAK | 29 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| Luis Polonia↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Steve Howe | 37 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -2.4 |
| Rick Honeycutt↔ OAK | 41 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 27 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Elster↔ PHI | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Joe Ausanio | 29 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Derek Jeter | 21 | – | 15 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Dion James | 32 | FA-elig | 85 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Scott Bankhead | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Danny Tartabull↔ OAK | 32 | FA-elig | 59 | -0.5 | 3.8 | -4.2 |
| Brian Boehringer | 26 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jack McDowell | 3.5 |
| Andy Pettitte | 3.2 |
| John Wetteland | 1.7 |
| David Cone | 1.5 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 0.5 |
| Tony Fernandez | 0.5 |
| Player | 1994 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Gallego | 2.0 |
| Jim Abbott | 1.3 |
| Matt Nokes | 0.5 |
| Terry Mulholland | 0.5 |
| Donn Pall | 0.3 |
| Mark Hutton | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McDowell | 29 | 8.000 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jimmy Key | 34 | 11.000 | $4.9M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wade Boggs | 37 | 13.000 | $4.7M | $2.0M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Don Mattingly | 34 | 13.000 | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Danny Tartabull | 32 | 11.000 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Cone | 32 | 9.000 | $3.5M | $4.7M | $6.7M | $6.7M | $9.5M | $12.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Melido Perez | 29 | 8.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Wetteland | 28 | 6.000 | $3.4M | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Paul O'Neill | 32 | 10.000 | $2.9M | $5.3M | $5.5M | $5.5M | $6.2M | $6.5M | $7.2M |
| Ruben Sierra | 29 | 9.000 | $2.8M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Howe | 37 | 15.000 | $2.3M | $500k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tony Fernandez | 33 | 12.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Polonia | 31 | 8.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | $752k | ||||
| Mike Stanley | 32 | 9.000 | $912k | FREE AGENT | $1.6M | ||||
| Darryl Strawberry | 33 | 12.000 | $675k | $300k | $750k | $875k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Randy Velarde | 32 | 8.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | $2.6M | ||||
| Scott Bankhead | 31 | 9.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dion James | 32 | 12.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kevin Elster | 30 | 9.000 | $83k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Honeycutt | 41 | 18.000 | $12k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Eiland | 28 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Leyritz | 31 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Kamieniecki | 31 | 4.000 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pat Kelly | 27 | 4.000 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bernie Williams | 26 | 4.000 | $400k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob MacDonald | 30 | 5.000 | $260k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Wickman | 26 | 3.000 | $220k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sterling Hitchcock | 24 | 3.000 | $125k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gerald Williams | 28 | 3.000 | $125k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Pavlas | 32 | 5.000 | $109k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josias Manzanillo | 27 | 4.000 | $84k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dave Silvestri | 27 | 3.000 | $35k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ausanio | 29 | 1.000 | $110k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Boehringer | 26 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Russ Davis | 25 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mariano Rivera | 25 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andy Pettitte | 23 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Derek Jeter | 21 | 0.000 | $25k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Patterson | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Ruben Rivera | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 1995; 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.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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