GM: Brian Cashman
2002: made playoffs · 103–58. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 31 | FA-elig | 155 | 6.6 | 10.4 | +0.8 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 26 | arb | 156 | 5.6 | 0.6 | +9.0 |
| Derek Jeter | 28 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.2 | 14.6 | -5.6 |
| Bernie Williams | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.9 | 12.4 | -3.9 |
| Mike Mussina | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.7 | 11.0 | -2.9 |
| David Wells | 39 | FA-elig | 31 | 4.4 | 2.2 | +5.4 |
| Roger Clemens | 39 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.4 | 10.3 | -2.7 |
| Andy Pettitte | 30 | FA-elig | 22 | 3.9 | 9.5 | -2.8 |
| Jorge Posada | 31 | FA-elig | 143 | 3.8 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
| Robin Ventura | 34 | FA-elig | 141 | 3.7 | 8.5 | -2.2 |
| Orlando Hernandez | 36 | arb | 24 | 3.1 | 3.2 | +2.2 |
| Mariano Rivera | 32 | FA-elig | 45 | 1.4 | 9.4 | -7.0 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 30 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.3 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Mike Stanton | 35 | FA-elig | 79 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Ted Lilly↔ OAK | 26 | arb | 16 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Steve Karsay | 30 | FA-elig | 78 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -2.1 |
| Jeff Weaver↔ DET | 25 | arb | 15 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Nick Johnson | 23 | pre-arb | 129 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Shane Spencer | 30 | arb | 94 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Mike Thurman | 28 | – | 12 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Sterling Hitchcock | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -4.3 |
| Chris Widger | 31 | – | 21 | 0.3 | – | – |
| John Vander Wal | 36 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.2 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| Randy Choate | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Raul Mondesi↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.1 | 5.3 | -5.2 |
| Drew Henson | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jay Tessmer | 30 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Karim Garcia↔ CLE | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Marcus Thames | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Knight | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Arias | 34 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adrian Hernandez | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Alberto Castillo | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| Gerald Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
| Rondell White | 30 | FA-elig | 126 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -5.6 |
| Juan Rivera | 23 | – | 28 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Ron Coomer | 35 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| Enrique Wilson | 28 | arb | 60 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 6.6 |
| David Wells | 4.4 |
| Robin Ventura | 3.7 |
| Steve Karsay | 1.1 |
| Jeff Weaver | 1.0 |
| Mike Thurman | 0.4 |
| Player | 2001 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Scott Brosius | 2.2 |
| Tino Martinez | 2.1 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | 0.7 |
| Paul O'Neill | 0.6 |
| David Justice | 0.6 |
| Jay Witasick | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | 28 | 7.000 | $14.6M | $15.6M | $18.6M | $19.6M | $20.6M | $21.6M | $21.6M |
| Bernie Williams | 33 | 11.000 | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Mussina | 33 | 11.000 | $11.0M | $12.0M | $16.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $11.1M | $11.1M |
| Jason Giambi | 31 | 7.000 | $10.4M | $11.4M | $12.4M | $13.4M | $20.4M | $23.4M | $23.4M |
| Roger Clemens | 39 | 18.000 | $10.3M | $10.1M | FREE AGENT | $17.4M | |||
| Andy Pettitte | 30 | 7.000 | $9.5M | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | $16.0M | $16.0M | ||
| Mariano Rivera | 32 | 7.000 | $9.4M | $10.5M | $10.9M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $15.0M |
| Robin Ventura | 34 | 13.000 | $8.5M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jorge Posada | 31 | 7.000 | $7.0M | $8.0M | $9.0M | $11.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $13.1M |
| Raul Mondesi | 31 | 9.000 | $5.3M | $8.9M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sterling Hitchcock | 31 | 10.000 | $4.9M | $4.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rondell White | 30 | 9.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Karsay | 30 | 9.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | $6.0M | $4.2M | |||
| Ramiro Mendoza | 30 | 6.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Stanton | 35 | 13.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | $2.0M | ||||
| David Wells | 39 | 15.000 | $2.2M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gerald Williams | 35 | 10.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Vander Wal | 36 | 11.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Coomer | 35 | 7.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alberto Castillo | 32 | 7.000 | $650k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Arias | 34 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Karim Garcia | 26 | 7.000 | — | $616k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Widger | 31 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Hernandez | 36 | 4.000 | $3.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Weaver | 25 | 3.000 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Shane Spencer | 30 | 4.000 | $885k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Enrique Wilson | 28 | 5.000 | $720k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alfonso Soriano | 26 | 3.000 | $630k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jay Tessmer | 30 | 4.000 | $210k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ted Lilly | 26 | 3.000 | $172k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Thurman | 28 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Choate | 26 | 2.000 | $223k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Johnson | 23 | 1.000 | $221k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Knight | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Adrian Hernandez | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Juan Rivera | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Marcus Thames | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Drew Henson | 22 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2002; 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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