GM: Bob Watson
1996: World Series champions · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Pettitte | 24 | pre-arb | 35 | 4.6 | 0.2 | +3.6 |
| Mariano Rivera | 26 | pre-arb | 61 | 4.3 | 0.1 | +3.5 |
| Bernie Williams | 27 | arb | 143 | 3.9 | 3.0 | +0.3 |
| Paul O'Neill | 33 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.7 | 5.3 | -2.2 |
| Wade Boggs | 38 | FA-elig | 132 | 3.1 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Jimmy Key | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.7 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Tino Martinez | 28 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Derek Jeter | 22 | pre-arb | 157 | 2.2 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| Kenny Rogers | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -3.1 |
| David Cone | 33 | FA-elig | 11 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -2.8 |
| Dwight Gooden | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.1 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| Mariano Duncan | 33 | FA-elig | 109 | 2.0 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Jeff Nelson | 29 | arb | 73 | 1.3 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| John Wetteland | 29 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -3.0 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 24 | – | 12 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 36 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Ruben Rivera | 22 | pre-arb | 46 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Joe Girardi | 31 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.0 | 2.3 | -1.5 |
| Jim Leyritz | 32 | FA-elig | 88 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -0.8 |
| Bob Wickman↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 58 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Dave Pavlas | 33 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Charlie Hayes↔ PIT | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Brian Boehringer | 27 | – | 15 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Cecil Fielder↔ DET | 32 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.4 | 3.1 | -2.7 |
| Mark Hutton↔ MIA | 26 | arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Luis Sojo↔ SEA | 31 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Steve Howe | 38 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| David Weathers↔ MIA | 26 | arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 32 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jim Mecir | 26 | – | 26 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Billy Brewer | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Paul Gibson | 36 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Luke | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Graeme Lloyd↔ MIL | 29 | arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Mike Aldrete↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Tim McIntosh | 31 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robert Eenhoorn↔ ANA | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ricky Bones↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Dion James | 33 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jorge Posada | 25 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Pat Kelly | 28 | arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Dale Polley | 30 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 32 | arb | 7 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| Matt Howard | 28 | – | 35 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Ruben Sierra↔ DET | 30 | FA-elig | 96 | -0.8 | 4.2 | -4.8 |
| Andy Fox | 25 | pre-arb | 113 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Gerald Williams↔ MIL | 29 | arb | 99 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tino Martinez | 2.4 |
| Kenny Rogers | 2.2 |
| Dwight Gooden | 2.1 |
| Mariano Duncan | 2.0 |
| Jeff Nelson | 1.3 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 1.1 |
| Player | 1995 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jack McDowell | 3.5 |
| Randy Velarde | 3.1 |
| Mike Stanley | 3.1 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 2.0 |
| Melido Perez | 0.5 |
| Tony Fernandez | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Neill | 33 | 11.000 | $5.3M | $5.5M | $5.5M | $6.2M | $6.5M | $7.2M | FREE AGENT |
| Kenny Rogers | 31 | 7.000 | $5.0M | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Cone | 33 | 10.000 | $4.7M | $6.7M | $6.7M | $9.5M | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Ruben Sierra | 30 | 10.000 | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Wetteland | 29 | 7.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cecil Fielder | 32 | 11.000 | $3.1M | $9.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Girardi | 31 | 7.000 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.9M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tino Martinez | 28 | 6.000 | $2.3M | $4.4M | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.8M | $6.3M | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 36 | 17.000 | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wade Boggs | 38 | 14.000 | $2.0M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jimmy Key | 35 | 12.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Leyritz | 32 | 6.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | $1.2M | $631k | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 31 | 12.000 | $950k | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | $333k | |||
| Mariano Duncan | 33 | 11.000 | $845k | $489k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Howe | 38 | 16.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darryl Strawberry | 34 | 13.000 | $300k | $750k | $875k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Charlie Hayes | 31 | 8.000 | $236k | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Aldrete | 35 | 10.000 | $127k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wally Whitehurst | 32 | 7.000 | $125k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Pavlas | 33 | 6.000 | $120k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Sojo | 31 | 6.000 | $118k | $425k | $800k | $800k | $289k | $500k | FREE AGENT |
| Paul Gibson | 36 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dion James | 33 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim McIntosh | 31 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | 27 | 5.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Kamieniecki | 32 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Kelly | 28 | 5.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Nelson | 29 | 4.000 | $860k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Wickman | 27 | 4.000 | $704k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gerald Williams | 29 | 4.000 | $158k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ricky Bones | 27 | 5.000 | $154k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Weathers | 26 | 5.000 | $58k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Hutton | 26 | 3.000 | $57k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Graeme Lloyd | 29 | 3.000 | $43k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Billy Brewer | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Pettitte | 24 | 1.000 | $195k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mariano Rivera | 26 | 1.000 | $131k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Derek Jeter | 22 | 1.000 | $130k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ruben Rivera | 22 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dale Polley | 30 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andy Fox | 25 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Luke | 25 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robert Eenhoorn | 28 | 2.000 | $79k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brian Boehringer | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Howard | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Jim Mecir | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jorge Posada | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 1996; 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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