GM: Brian Cashman
2001: won pennant · 95–65. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mussina | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 6.9 | 10.0 | +1.1 |
| Andy Pettitte | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 5.7 | 7.0 | +2.2 |
| Roger Clemens | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.6 | 10.3 | -1.2 |
| Bernie Williams | 32 | FA-elig | 146 | 4.8 | 12.4 | -4.6 |
| Derek Jeter | 27 | FA-elig | 150 | 4.2 | 12.6 | -5.7 |
| Jorge Posada | 30 | FA-elig | 138 | 3.5 | 4.0 | +1.6 |
| Mariano Rivera | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 3.2 | 9.2 | -3.9 |
| Scott Brosius | 34 | FA-elig | 120 | 2.2 | 5.2 | -1.6 |
| Tino Martinez | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -2.8 |
| Mike Stanton | 34 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.7 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 29 | arb | 56 | 1.7 | 1.6 | +1.1 |
| Shane Spencer | 29 | arb | 80 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.1 |
| Ted Lilly | 25 | – | 26 | 0.8 | – | – |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 32 | FA-elig | 137 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -4.8 |
| Sterling Hitchcock↔ SDP | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.6 | 4.6 | -3.6 |
| Paul O'Neill | 38 | FA-elig | 137 | 0.6 | 7.2 | -6.3 |
| David Justice | 35 | FA-elig | 111 | 0.6 | 7.8 | -6.9 |
| Jay Witasick↔ SDP | 28 | arb | 32 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Brian Boehringer↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Randy Velarde↔ TEX | 38 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Randy Choate | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Enrique Wilson↔ PIT | 27 | arb | 48 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Mark Wohlers↔ CIN | 31 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 25 | pre-arb | 158 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Erick Almonte | 23 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Orlando Hernandez | 35 | arb | 17 | 0.1 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Todd Williams | 30 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Darren Bragg↔ NYM | 31 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Donzell McDonald II | 26 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bobby Estalella↔ SFG | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Carlos Almánzar | 27 | arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Scott Seabol | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Nick Johnson | 22 | – | 23 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Rivera | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Robert Perez↔ MIL | 32 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Christian Parker | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Joe Oliver↔ BOS | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Henry Rodriguez | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.8 |
| Brett Jodie↔ SDP | 24 | – | 1 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brandon Knight | 25 | – | 4 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Clay Bellinger | 32 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Adrian Hernandez | 26 | – | 6 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Michael Coleman | 25 | arb | 12 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Randy Keisler | 25 | – | 10 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Luis Sojo | 36 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Gerald Williams↔ TBR | 34 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -2.0 |
| Todd Greene | 30 | – | 35 | -0.8 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Mussina | 6.9 |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 0.6 |
| Jay Witasick | 0.5 |
| Brian Boehringer | 0.4 |
| Randy Velarde | 0.3 |
| Enrique Wilson | 0.3 |
| Player | 2000 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Glenallen Hill | 1.4 |
| Jeff Nelson | 1.3 |
| David Cone | 1.0 |
| Denny Neagle | 0.8 |
| Dwight Gooden | 0.4 |
| Jason Grimsley | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 27 | 6.000 | $12.6M | $14.6M | $15.6M | $18.6M | $19.6M | $20.6M | $21.6M |
| Bernie Williams | 32 | 10.000 | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Roger Clemens | 38 | 17.000 | $10.3M | $10.3M | $10.1M | FREE AGENT | $17.4M | ||
| Mike Mussina | 32 | 10.000 | $10.0M | $11.0M | $12.0M | $16.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $11.1M |
| Mariano Rivera | 31 | 6.000 | $9.2M | $9.4M | $10.5M | $10.9M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M |
| David Justice | 35 | 12.000 | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul O'Neill | 38 | 16.000 | $7.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andy Pettitte | 29 | 6.000 | $7.0M | $9.5M | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | $16.0M | ||
| Tino Martinez | 33 | 11.000 | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | $2.8M | ||||
| Chuck Knoblauch | 32 | 10.000 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Brosius | 34 | 10.000 | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sterling Hitchcock | 30 | 9.000 | $4.6M | $4.9M | $4.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jorge Posada | 30 | 6.000 | $4.0M | $7.0M | $8.0M | $9.0M | $11.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M |
| Mike Stanton | 34 | 12.000 | $2.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | $2.0M | |||
| Henry Rodriguez | 33 | 9.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gerald Williams | 34 | 9.000 | $1.1M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Oliver | 35 | 12.000 | $776k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Velarde | 38 | 14.000 | $508k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Sojo | 36 | 11.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Williams | 30 | 6.000 | $320k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Wohlers | 31 | 10.000 | $254k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Boehringer | 32 | 6.000 | $151k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren Bragg | 31 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robert Perez | 32 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Hernandez | 35 | 3.000 | $2.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ramiro Mendoza | 29 | 5.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Witasick | 28 | 5.000 | $406k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Enrique Wilson | 27 | 4.000 | $324k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Shane Spencer | 29 | 3.000 | $320k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carlos Almánzar | 27 | 4.000 | $270k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Michael Coleman | 25 | 4.000 | $204k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Estalella | 26 | 5.000 | $29k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Greene | 30 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 25 | 2.000 | $630k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Clay Bellinger | 32 | 2.000 | $230k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Randy Choate | 25 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scott Seabol | 26 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Christian Parker | 25 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Donzell McDonald II | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Brandon Knight | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Ted Lilly | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Johnson | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randy Keisler | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Erick Almonte | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Adrian Hernandez | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brett Jodie | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Juan Rivera | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2001; 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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