GM: Brian Cashman
2007: made playoffs · 94–68. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 31 | FA-elig | 158 | 9.6 | 22.7 | -2.1 |
| Jorge Posada | 36 | FA-elig | 144 | 5.6 | 12.0 | +0.2 |
| Robinson Canó | 24 | pre-arb | 160 | 4.7 | 0.5 | +9.7 |
| Andy Pettitte | 35 | FA-elig | 36 | 4.0 | 16.0 | -7.4 |
| Chien-Ming Wang | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.7 | 0.5 | +7.5 |
| Derek Jeter | 33 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.6 | 21.6 | -13.8 |
| Bobby Abreu | 33 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.4 | 15.0 | -7.8 |
| Hideki Matsui | 33 | arb | 143 | 2.9 | 13.0 | -6.7 |
| Mike Mussina | 38 | FA-elig | 28 | 2.7 | 11.1 | -5.3 |
| Johnny Damon | 33 | FA-elig | 141 | 2.4 | 13.0 | -7.9 |
| Mariano Rivera | 37 | FA-elig | 67 | 2.0 | 10.5 | -6.1 |
| Roger Clemens | 44 | FA-elig | 18 | 1.6 | 17.4 | -14.0 |
| Phil Hughes | 21 | – | 13 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 21 | – | 19 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Shelley Duncan | 27 | – | 34 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Jason Giambi | 36 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.7 | 23.4 | -22.0 |
| Melky Cabrera | 22 | pre-arb | 150 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| José Molina↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Ian Kennedy | 22 | – | 3 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Luis Vizcaino | 32 | FA-elig | 77 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.4 |
| Carl Pavano | 31 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.2 | 10.0 | -9.5 |
| Jose Veras | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Matt DeSalvo | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 24 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Myers↔ CHW | 38 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Andy Phillips | 30 | – | 61 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Darrell Rasner | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Miguel Cairo↔ STL | 33 | FA-elig | 54 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Jim Brower | 34 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Basak | 28 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tyler Clippard | 22 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Bronson Sardinha | 24 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Britton | 24 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Colter Bean | 30 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ron Villone | 37 | – | 37 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kevin Thompson↔ OAK | 27 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wilson Betemit↔ LAD | 25 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.2 | 5.7 | -6.1 |
| Brian Bruney | 25 | arb | 58 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Josh Phelps↔ PIT | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Kei Igawa | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -4.6 |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 24 | – | 12 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jeff Karstens | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Edwar Ramirez | 26 | – | 21 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Chase Wright | 24 | – | 3 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Sean Henn | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Scott Proctor↔ LAD | 30 | arb | 52 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Wil Nieves | 29 | arb | 26 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Andy Pettitte | 4.0 |
| Roger Clemens | 1.6 |
| Phil Hughes | 1.0 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 0.9 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 0.8 |
| Shelley Duncan | 0.7 |
| Player | 2006 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 3.2 |
| Jaret Wright | 2.4 |
| Aaron Guiel | 0.3 |
| Gary Sheffield | 0.3 |
| Matt Smith | 0.1 |
| Sidney Ponson | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 36 | 12.000 | $23.4M | $23.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alex Rodriguez | 31 | 13.000 | $22.7M | $28.0M | $33.0M | $33.0M | $32.0M | $29.0M | $28.0M |
| Derek Jeter | 33 | 12.000 | $21.6M | $21.6M | $21.6M | $22.6M | $14.7M | $16.0M | $17.0M |
| Roger Clemens | 44 | 23.000 | $17.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andy Pettitte | 35 | 12.000 | $16.0M | $16.0M | $5.5M | $11.8M | FREE AGENT | $2.5M | $12.0M |
| Bobby Abreu | 33 | 11.000 | $15.0M | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Johnny Damon | 33 | 12.000 | $13.0M | $13.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jorge Posada | 36 | 12.000 | $12.0M | $13.1M | $13.1M | $13.1M | $13.1M | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Mussina | 38 | 16.000 | $11.1M | $11.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mariano Rivera | 37 | 12.000 | $10.5M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $15.0M | $14.9M | $15.0M | $10.0M |
| Carl Pavano | 31 | 9.000 | $10.0M | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kyle Farnsworth | 31 | 8.000 | $5.7M | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luis Vizcaino | 32 | 8.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 33 | 9.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Myers | 38 | 12.000 | $955k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Molina | 32 | 8.000 | $567k | $1.9M | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Miguel Cairo | 33 | 11.000 | $494k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Phelps | 29 | 7.000 | $230k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wilson Betemit | 25 | 6.000 | $124k | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ron Villone | 37 | 12.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Brower | 34 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Matsui | 33 | 4.000 | $13.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brian Bruney | 25 | 3.000 | $396k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wil Nieves | 29 | 5.000 | $382k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Proctor | 30 | 3.000 | $286k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Andy Phillips | 30 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kei Igawa | 27 | 0.000 | $4.0M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robinson Canó | 24 | 2.000 | $491k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chien-Ming Wang | 27 | 2.000 | $490k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Melky Cabrera | 22 | 2.000 | $432k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Karstens | 24 | 1.000 | $389k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Darrell Rasner | 26 | 2.000 | $385k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jose Veras | 26 | 1.000 | $382k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sean Henn | 26 | 2.000 | $382k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Phil Hughes | 21 | 0.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Clippard | 22 | 0.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joba Chamberlain | 21 | 0.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Colter Bean | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Chris Basak | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Bronson Sardinha | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Chase Wright | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Matt DeSalvo | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Thompson | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Shelley Duncan | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Britton | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Edwar Ramirez | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2007; 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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