GM: Bob Watson
1997: made playoffs · 96–66. 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 | 25 | pre-arb | 35 | 7.2 | 0.6 | +6.8 |
| Tino Martinez | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 5.3 | 4.4 | +1.0 |
| Bernie Williams | 28 | FA-elig | 129 | 5.1 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| David Cone | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.9 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| David Wells | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.3 | 3.8 | +0.6 |
| Derek Jeter | 23 | pre-arb | 159 | 4.0 | 0.6 | +3.6 |
| Paul O'Neill | 34 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.8 | 5.5 | -2.6 |
| Mariano Rivera | 27 | pre-arb | 66 | 2.0 | 0.6 | +1.5 |
| Wade Boggs | 39 | FA-elig | 104 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 25 | pre-arb | 39 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Mike Stanton | 30 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Charlie Hayes | 32 | FA-elig | 100 | 1.1 | 1.7 | -0.6 |
| Chad Curtis↔ CLE | 28 | arb | 93 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Jeff Nelson | 30 | arb | 77 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Raines Sr. | 37 | FA-elig | 74 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Cecil Fielder | 33 | FA-elig | 98 | 0.9 | 9.2 | -8.4 |
| Jorge Posada | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Kenny Rogers | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -4.4 |
| Joe Girardi | 32 | FA-elig | 112 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -1.7 |
| Brian Boehringer | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Dwight Gooden | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.6 |
| Mike Stanley↔ BOS | 34 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Willie Banks | 28 | – | 5 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Rey Sanchez↔ CHC | 29 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Luis Sojo | 32 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Andy Fox | 26 | – | 22 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Pat Kelly | 29 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Jim Mecir | 27 | – | 25 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Whiten | 30 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Ivan Cruz | 29 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Homer Bush | 24 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Joe Borowski↔ ATL | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Mike Figga | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Graeme Lloyd | 30 | arb | 46 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Pete Incaviglia↔ BAL | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| David Weathers↔ CLE | 27 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Hideki Irabu | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -2.5 |
| Danny Rios | 24 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Pose | 30 | – | 54 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Darryl Strawberry | 35 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Mariano Duncan↔ TOR | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Wells | 4.3 |
| Mike Stanton | 1.4 |
| Chad Curtis | 1.0 |
| Mike Stanley | 0.3 |
| Willie Banks | 0.3 |
| Rey Sanchez | 0.2 |
| Player | 1996 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Key | 2.7 |
| John Wetteland | 1.2 |
| Ruben Rivera | 1.0 |
| Jim Leyritz | 0.8 |
| Bob Wickman | 0.7 |
| Dave Pavlas | 0.6 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. 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 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Fielder | 33 | 12.000 | $9.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Cone | 34 | 11.000 | $6.7M | $6.7M | $9.5M | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul O'Neill | 34 | 12.000 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $6.2M | $6.5M | $7.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Bernie Williams | 28 | 6.000 | $5.3M | $8.3M | $9.9M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M |
| Kenny Rogers | 32 | 8.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tino Martinez | 29 | 7.000 | $4.4M | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.8M | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | |
| David Wells | 34 | 10.000 | $3.8M | $4.7M | FREE AGENT | $2.2M | $3.2M | ||
| Joe Girardi | 32 | 8.000 | $2.2M | $2.9M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 32 | 13.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | $333k | ||||
| Wade Boggs | 39 | 15.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Raines Sr. | 37 | 18.000 | $1.7M | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charlie Hayes | 32 | 9.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Stanton | 30 | 8.000 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Pat Kelly | 29 | 6.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Whiten | 30 | 7.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darryl Strawberry | 35 | 14.000 | $750k | $875k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mariano Duncan | 34 | 12.000 | $489k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Stanley | 34 | 11.000 | $470k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Sojo | 32 | 7.000 | $425k | $800k | $800k | $289k | $500k | FREE AGENT | |
| Rey Sanchez | 29 | 6.000 | $362k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Weathers | 27 | 6.000 | $229k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Incaviglia | 33 | 11.000 | $61k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Willie Banks | 28 | 6.000 | — | $269k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Nelson | 30 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Graeme Lloyd | 30 | 4.000 | $770k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chad Curtis | 28 | 5.000 | $728k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Pose | 30 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Irabu | 28 | 0.000 | $2.3M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andy Pettitte | 25 | 2.000 | $600k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mariano Rivera | 27 | 2.000 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Derek Jeter | 23 | 2.000 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brian Boehringer | 28 | 2.000 | $161k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jorge Posada | 26 | 2.000 | $158k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ramiro Mendoza | 25 | 1.000 | $157k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Borowski | 26 | 2.000 | $8k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Homer Bush | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ivan Cruz | 29 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Figga | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andy Fox | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jim Mecir | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Danny Rios | 24 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 1997; 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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