GM: Brian Cashman
2015: made playoffs · 87–75. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pineda | 26 | arb | 27 | 3.5 | 2.1 | +9.1 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 25 | arb | 27 | 3.1 | 3.3 | +6.6 |
| Didi Gregorius | 25 | arb | 155 | 3.1 | 0.6 | +9.2 |
| Mark Teixeira | 35 | FA-elig | 111 | 2.9 | 23.1 | -14.0 |
| Brian McCann | 31 | FA-elig | 135 | 2.8 | 17.0 | -8.1 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 39 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.7 | 22.0 | -13.5 |
| Brett Gardner | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.5 | 12.5 | -4.7 |
| Dellin Betances | 27 | arb | 74 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +7.2 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | 2.2 | 22.0 | -15.0 |
| Adam Warren | 27 | arb | 43 | 2.1 | 0.6 | +6.2 |
| Andrew Miller | 30 | FA-elig | 60 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -2.6 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 38 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.8 | 15.0 | -9.5 |
| Chase Headley | 31 | FA-elig | 156 | 1.6 | 13.0 | -8.0 |
| Justin Wilson | 27 | arb | 74 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +4.2 |
| CC Sabathia | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.2 | 23.0 | -19.4 |
| Greg Bird | 22 | – | 46 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +3.4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 31 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.1 | 21.1 | -17.7 |
| Chris Young | 31 | FA-elig | 140 | 0.8 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| John Ryan Murphy | 24 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Luis Severino | 21 | – | 11 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Slade Heathcott | 24 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Iván Nova | 28 | arb | 17 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -1.8 |
| Dustin Ackley↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 23 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Stephen Drew | 32 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -3.9 |
| Mason Williams | 23 | – | 8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Rob Refsnyder | 24 | – | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Chase Whitley | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Chris Martin | 29 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Nick Rumbelow | 23 | – | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rico Noel | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Branden Pinder | 26 | – | 25 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Kyle Davies | 31 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| James Pazos | 24 | – | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Ramón Flores | 23 | – | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Diego Moreno | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Cole Figueroa | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Nick Goody | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Tracy | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Sergio Santos↔ LAD | 31 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| José Ramírez↔ SEA | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Bryan Mitchell | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Gary Sánchez | 22 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Esmil Rogers | 29 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Danny Burawa↔ ATL | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Jose De Paula | 27 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Austin Romine | 26 | arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Andrew Bailey | 31 | arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Chris Capuano | 36 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -5.5 |
| David Carpenter↔ WSN | 29 | arb | 22 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Chasen Shreve | 24 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Caleb Cotham | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Brendan Ryan | 33 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.2 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
| Jacob Lindgren | 22 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Gregorio Petit | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| José Pirela | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.3 |
| Garrett Jones | 34 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.6 | 5.0 | -6.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi | 3.1 |
| Didi Gregorius | 3.1 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 2.7 |
| Andrew Miller | 2.0 |
| Justin Wilson | 1.5 |
| Greg Bird | 1.1 |
| Player | 2014 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Hiroki Kuroda | 3.1 |
| Francisco Cervelli | 1.9 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 1.7 |
| David Robertson | 1.4 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 1.1 |
| Yangervis Solarte | 1.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 35 | 12.000 | $23.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| CC Sabathia | 34 | 14.000 | $23.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Rodriguez | 39 | 20.011 | $22.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 31 | 7.037 | $21.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian McCann | 31 | 9.117 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Beltrán | 38 | 16.014 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chase Headley | 31 | 6.123 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Gardner | 31 | 6.072 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Miller | 30 | 6.062 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Capuano | 36 | 9.161 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Drew | 32 | 8.038 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Garrett Jones | 34 | 8.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Young | 31 | 8.162 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brendan Ryan | 33 | 7.082 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi | 25 | 3.013 | $3.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Iván Nova | 28 | 4.024 | $3.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Michael Pineda | 26 | 3.099 | $2.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Esmil Rogers | 29 | 4.088 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Carpenter | 29 | 3.016 | $953k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dustin Ackley | 27 | 3.087 | $554k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| José Pirela | 25 | 3.002 | $510k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kyle Davies | 31 | 5.145 | $507k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Bailey | 31 | 5.000 | $92k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sergio Santos | 31 | 5.000 | $46k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka | 26 | 1.000 | $22.0M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Warren | 27 | 2.036 | $573k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Justin Wilson | 27 | 2.035 | $556k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Austin Romine | 26 | 2.007 | $554k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Didi Gregorius | 25 | 1.159 | $554k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Ryan Murphy | 24 | 2.000 | $519k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Martin | 29 | 0.043 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chasen Shreve | 24 | 0.041 | $510k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gregorio Petit | 30 | 1.056 | $510k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dellin Betances | 27 | 1.078 | $507k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chase Whitley | 26 | 0.137 | $453k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Mitchell | 24 | 0.032 | $355k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mason Williams | 23 | 0.000 | $322k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Slade Heathcott | 24 | 0.027 | $258k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cole Figueroa | 28 | 0.067 | $244k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Branden Pinder | 26 | 0.000 | $211k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Diego Moreno | 27 | 0.072 | $197k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Severino | 21 | 0.000 | $166k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Rumbelow | 23 | 0.000 | $147k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Bird | 22 | 0.000 | $144k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Lindgren | 22 | 0.000 | $127k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Refsnyder | 24 | 0.000 | $111k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Caleb Cotham | 27 | 0.042 | $105k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Goody | 23 | 0.000 | $97k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| James Pazos | 24 | 0.000 | $92k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rico Noel | 26 | 0.034 | $92k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gary Sánchez | 22 | 0.000 | $58k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ramón Flores | 23 | 0.000 | $36k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| José Ramírez | 25 | 1.000 | $34k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose De Paula | 27 | – | $14k | ||||||
| Danny Burawa | 26 | 0.035 | $7k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Tracy | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2015; 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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