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.
2013 roster — value & surplus
Player
Age
Service
G
fWAR
Salary $M
Surplus $M
Robinson Canó
30
FA-elig
160
5.9
15.0
+0.8
Brett Gardner
29
arb
145
3.3
2.9
+5.9
Hiroki Kuroda
38
arb
32
3.2
15.0
-6.4
Andy Pettitte
41
FA-elig
30
2.7
12.0
-4.8
Chris Stewart
31
FA-elig
109
2.4
0.5
+6.0
CC Sabathia
32
FA-elig
32
2.1
23.0
-17.4
Iván Nova
26
arb
23
2.1
0.6
+5.0
Alfonso Soriano↔ CHC
37
FA-elig
58
1.8
6.9
-2.1
David Robertson
28
arb
70
1.4
3.1
+0.6
Mariano Rivera
43
FA-elig
64
1.3
10.0
-6.5
Curtis Granderson
32
FA-elig
61
1.2
15.0
-11.7
Ichiro Suzuki
39
FA-elig
150
1.1
6.5
-3.6
Francisco Cervelli
27
arb
17
1.0
0.5
+2.2
Phil Hughes
27
FA-elig
30
1.0
7.2
-4.5
Jayson Nix
30
arb
87
0.9
0.9
+1.4
David Phelps
26
pre-arb
22
0.8
0.5
+1.7
Alex Rodriguez
37
FA-elig
44
0.6
28.0
-26.3
Mark Reynolds↔ CLE
29
FA-elig
36
0.4
1.6
-0.4
Shawn Kelley
29
arb
57
0.4
0.9
+0.1
Melky Mesa
26
pre-arb
5
0.2
0.0
+0.6
Vidal Nuño
25
–
5
0.2
0.2
+0.4
Boone Logan
28
FA-elig
61
0.1
3.1
-2.7
John Ryan Murphy
22
–
16
0.1
0.1
+0.3
Matt Daley
31
–
7
0.1
–
–
Cesar Cabral
24
pre-arb
8
0.1
0.5
-0.2
Preston Claiborne
25
–
44
0.1
0.4
-0.2
Dellin Betances
25
pre-arb
6
0.0
0.1
-0.0
Cody Eppley
27
pre-arb
2
0.0
0.5
-0.4
Chris Nelson↔ ANA
27
arb
10
0.0
0.1
+0.0
Brendan Ryan↔ SEA
31
FA-elig
17
0.0
0.5
-0.5
Corban Joseph
24
–
2
-0.0
–
–
Adam Warren
25
pre-arb
34
-0.0
0.5
-0.5
Mike Zagurski↔ PIT
30
–
1
-0.0
–
–
Chris Bootcheck
34
–
1
-0.0
–
–
Travis Ishikawa↔ BAL
29
–
1
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
Jim Miller
31
pre-arb
1
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
David Adams
26
pre-arb
43
-0.1
0.3
-0.5
David Huff↔ CLE
28
arb
11
-0.1
0.4
-0.7
Lyle Overbay
36
FA-elig
142
-0.1
1.2
-1.6
Mark Teixeira
33
FA-elig
15
-0.1
22.5
-22.9
Brennan Boesch
28
arb
23
-0.2
1.5
-1.9
Austin Romine
24
pre-arb
60
-0.2
0.4
-0.9
Travis Hafner
36
FA-elig
82
-0.2
2.0
-2.4
Luis Alfonso Cruz↔ LAD
29
arb
16
-0.2
0.1
-0.6
Thomas Neal↔ CHC
25
–
4
-0.2
–
–
Zoilo Almonte
24
pre-arb
34
-0.2
0.3
-0.9
Brett Marshall
23
pre-arb
3
-0.2
0.1
-0.8
Alberto Gonzalez↔ CHC
30
arb
13
-0.3
0.1
-0.7
Eduardo Núñez
26
arb
90
-0.3
0.5
-1.4
Vernon Wells
34
FA-elig
130
-0.3
21.0
-21.9
Kevin Youkilis
34
FA-elig
28
-0.3
12.0
-12.9
Brent Lillibridge↔ CHC
29
arb
11
-0.3
0.4
-1.3
Ben Francisco
31
FA-elig
21
-0.5
1.1
-2.4
Derek Jeter
39
FA-elig
17
-0.5
17.0
-18.3
Reid Brignac↔ COL
27
arb
17
-0.5
0.2
-1.5
Joba Chamberlain
27
FA-elig
45
-0.7
1.9
-3.7
Key additions (new vs 2012)
Player
fWAR
Alfonso Soriano
1.8
Mark Reynolds
0.4
Shawn Kelley
0.4
Vidal Nuño
0.2
John Ryan Murphy
0.1
Matt Daley
0.1
Key subtractions (gone from 2012)
Player
2012 fWAR
Russell Martin
4.0
Nick Swisher
3.6
Eric Chavez
1.6
Freddy Garcia
0.6
Raul Ibanez
0.5
Dewayne Wise
0.5
Current & Historical Payroll
2013 payroll
$239.1M
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019.
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.
current $guaranteed $actual $ (hindsight)arbitration (proj)pre-arb (proj)free agent
Guaranteed / signed (15)
Player
Age
Svc
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Alex Rodriguez
37
18.011
$28.0M
FREE AGENT
$22.0M
$21.0M
CC Sabathia
32
12.000
$23.0M
$23.0M
$23.0M
$25.0M
$25.0M
$10.0M
$8.0M
Mark Teixeira
33
10.000
$22.5M
$22.5M
$23.1M
$23.1M
FREE AGENT
Vernon Wells
34
11.113
$21.0M
FREE AGENT
Derek Jeter
39
17.042
$17.0M
$12.0M
FREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson
32
14.077
$15.0M
FREE AGENT
Robinson Canó
30
7.153
$15.0M
FREE AGENT
Kevin Youkilis
34
8.093
$12.0M
FREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte
41
16.144
$12.0M
FREE AGENT
Mariano Rivera
43
17.105
$10.0M
FREE AGENT
Alfonso Soriano
37
12.079
$6.9M
$18.0M
FREE AGENT
Ichiro Suzuki
39
12.000
$6.5M
$6.5M
FREE AGENT
Travis Hafner
36
10.009
$2.0M
FREE AGENT
Lyle Overbay
36
10.009
$1.2M
FREE AGENT
Chris Bootcheck
34
10.000
—
FREE AGENT
Arbitration-eligible (18)
Player
Age
Svc
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Hiroki Kuroda
38
5.000
$15.0M
FREE AGENT
Phil Hughes
27
5.113
$7.2M
FREE AGENT
Boone Logan
28
5.140
$3.1M
FREE AGENT
David Robertson
28
4.070
$3.1M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brett Gardner
29
4.072
$2.9M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Joba Chamberlain
27
5.055
$1.9M
FREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds
29
5.138
$1.6M
FREE AGENT
Brennan Boesch
28
3.000
$1.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ben Francisco
31
5.049
$1.1M
FREE AGENT
Shawn Kelley
29
3.128
$935k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix
30
3.127
$900k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan
31
5.082
$531k
FREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge
29
3.115
$412k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Luis Alfonso Cruz
29
5.000
$132k
FREE AGENT
Alberto Gonzalez
30
3.135
$54k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Travis Ishikawa
29
3.072
$4k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Matt Daley
31
4.000
—
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Mike Zagurski
30
3.021
—
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (23)
Player
Age
Svc
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Iván Nova
26
2.035
$576k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez
26
1.117
$533k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Francisco Cervelli
27
2.146
$515k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Chris Stewart
31
2.091
$515k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
David Phelps
26
0.156
$512k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cody Eppley
27
2.000
$510k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Adam Warren
25
0.036
$491k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cesar Cabral
24
1.000
$490k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Austin Romine
24
0.159
$418k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
David Huff
28
1.166
$388k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Preston Claiborne
25
0.000
$372k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Zoilo Almonte
24
0.104
$278k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
David Adams
26
0.096
$254k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Reid Brignac
27
2.120
$184k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Vidal Nuño
25
0.000
$153k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Dellin Betances
25
0.035
$104k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brett Marshall
23
0.033
$88k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy
22
0.000
$80k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Chris Nelson
27
2.171
$77k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Melky Mesa
26
0.037
$35k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jim Miller
31
1.010
$19k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Thomas Neal
25
–
—
Corban Joseph
24
0.000
—
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Graphs
Yankees's path through relative payroll × TAB, smoothed; markers grow and the arrow points toward the present. WINDOW cheap&winning · CONTEND expensive&winning · FORCED-SPEND dead zone · REBUILD cheap&losing. Compare franchises →
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2013; 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.
What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985