GM: Brian Cashman
2000: World Series champions · 87–74. Ranks are vs the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Posada | 29 | arb | 151 | 6.1 | 1.2 | +7.4 |
| Bernie Williams | 31 | FA-elig | 141 | 4.9 | 12.4 | -5.4 |
| Andy Pettitte | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.8 | 7.0 | -1.6 |
| Derek Jeter | 26 | arb | 148 | 3.7 | 10.0 | -4.8 |
| Roger Clemens | 37 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.6 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| David Justice↔ CLE | 34 | FA-elig | 78 | 3.2 | 3.7 | +0.8 |
| Orlando Hernandez | 34 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.3 | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Mariano Rivera | 30 | arb | 66 | 1.9 | 7.2 | -4.5 |
| Mike Stanton | 33 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.7 | 2.4 | +0.0 |
| Paul O'Neill | 37 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -4.4 |
| Glenallen Hill↔ CHC | 35 | FA-elig | 40 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Jeff Nelson | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| David Cone | 37 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.0 | 12.0 | -10.6 |
| Denny Neagle↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -1.0 |
| Shane Spencer | 28 | pre-arb | 73 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 28 | arb | 14 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| Dwight Gooden↔ HOU | 35 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Jason Grimsley | 32 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Ricky Ledee↔ CLE | 26 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Luis Sojo↔ PIT | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 31 | FA-elig | 102 | 0.3 | 6.0 | -5.6 |
| Tino Martinez | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -4.5 |
| Todd Erdos↔ SDP | 26 | arb | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jose Canseco↔ TBR | 35 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.9 |
| Clay Bellinger | 31 | pre-arb | 98 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Craig Dingman | 26 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Thompson | 32 | – | 33 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Brosius | 33 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.1 | 5.2 | -5.1 |
| Ted Lilly | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Randy Keisler | 24 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Darrell Einertson | 27 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Luis Polonia↔ DET | 36 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Ben Ford | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Lance Johnson | 36 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Randy Choate | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Jake Westbrook | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Tessmer | 28 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ed Yarnall | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Turner | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Wilson Delgado↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 31 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Jose Vizcaino↔ LAD | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | -0.2 | 2.3 | -2.5 |
| Felix Jose | 35 | – | 20 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jim Leyritz↔ LAD | 36 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Allen Watson | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 24 | – | 22 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| Roberto Kelly | 35 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Justice | 3.2 |
| Glenallen Hill | 1.4 |
| Denny Neagle | 0.8 |
| Dwight Gooden | 0.4 |
| Jose Canseco | 0.2 |
| Craig Dingman | 0.1 |
| Player | 1999 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Hideki Irabu | 2.4 |
| Chili Davis | 1.1 |
| Darryl Strawberry | 0.8 |
| Chad Curtis | 0.6 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 0.3 |
| Jeff Juden | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | 31 | 9.000 | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $1.5M |
| David Cone | 37 | 14.000 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul O'Neill | 37 | 15.000 | $6.5M | $7.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roger Clemens | 37 | 16.000 | $6.3M | $10.3M | $10.3M | $10.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chuck Knoblauch | 31 | 9.000 | $6.0M | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Brosius | 33 | 9.000 | $5.2M | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tino Martinez | 32 | 10.000 | $4.8M | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | $2.8M | |||
| David Justice | 34 | 11.000 | $3.7M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Stanton | 33 | 11.000 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | $2.0M | ||
| Jose Vizcaino | 32 | 11.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Denny Neagle | 31 | 9.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Nelson | 33 | 8.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | $2.6M | ||||
| Allen Watson | 29 | 7.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Canseco | 35 | 15.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roberto Kelly | 35 | 13.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Grimsley | 32 | 11.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Glenallen Hill | 35 | 11.000 | $577k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Turner | 31 | 7.000 | $375k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Leyritz | 36 | 10.000 | $369k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lance Johnson | 36 | 13.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Polonia | 36 | 13.000 | $348k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dwight Gooden | 35 | 16.000 | $333k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Sojo | 35 | 10.000 | $161k | $500k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Felix Jose | 35 | 12.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Thompson | 32 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 26 | 5.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mariano Rivera | 30 | 5.000 | $7.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andy Pettitte | 28 | 5.000 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ramiro Mendoza | 28 | 4.000 | $1.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jorge Posada | 29 | 5.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wilson Delgado | 27 | 4.000 | $103k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Todd Erdos | 26 | 3.000 | $79k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Hernandez | 34 | 2.000 | $1.9M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alfonso Soriano | 24 | 1.000 | $630k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Shane Spencer | 28 | 2.000 | $250k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Clay Bellinger | 31 | 1.000 | $207k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ted Lilly | 24 | 1.000 | $201k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Randy Choate | 24 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ricky Ledee | 26 | 2.000 | $109k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Ford | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jay Tessmer | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Darrell Einertson | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Ed Yarnall | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Jake Westbrook | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Craig Dingman | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Randy Keisler | 24 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2000; 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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