GM: Brian Cashman
2017: made playoffs · 91–71. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | 25 | pre-arb | 155 | 8.7 | 0.5 | +28.8 |
| Luis Severino | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 5.6 | 0.6 | +18.4 |
| Gary Sánchez | 24 | pre-arb | 122 | 4.1 | 0.6 | +13.3 |
| Brett Gardner | 33 | FA-elig | 151 | 3.8 | 12.5 | +0.4 |
| Starlin Castro | 27 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.8 | 9.9 | -0.5 |
| Aaron Hicks | 27 | arb | 88 | 2.6 | 1.4 | +7.5 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 24 | pre-arb | 29 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +8.3 |
| Didi Gregorius | 27 | arb | 136 | 2.6 | 5.1 | +3.6 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 28 | arb | 30 | 2.6 | 22.0 | -13.4 |
| Chad Green | 26 | pre-arb | 40 | 2.4 | 0.4 | +7.7 |
| Chase Headley | 33 | FA-elig | 147 | 1.9 | 13.0 | -6.6 |
| CC Sabathia | 36 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.8 | 25.0 | -19.1 |
| Todd Frazier↔ CHW | 31 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.7 | 5.4 | +0.4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 33 | FA-elig | 112 | 1.5 | 21.1 | -15.9 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 29 | FA-elig | 52 | 1.5 | 17.2 | -12.1 |
| Dellin Betances | 29 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.2 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Adam Warren | 29 | arb | 46 | 1.2 | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| David Robertson↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.1 | 5.9 | -2.2 |
| Ronald Torreyes | 24 | pre-arb | 108 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +3.0 |
| Michael Pineda | 28 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.0 | 7.4 | -3.9 |
| Tommy Kahnle↔ CHW | 27 | arb | 32 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Sonny Gray↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.5 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Jonathan Holder | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.2 |
| Jaime García↔ ATL | 30 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -2.5 |
| Miguel Andujar | 22 | – | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Ben Heller | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Bryan Mitchell | 26 | arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 25 | – | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Clint Frazier | 22 | – | 39 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Garrett Cooper | 26 | – | 13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Domingo Germán | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Chasen Shreve | 26 | arb | 44 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Erik Kratz | 37 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ji Man Choi | 26 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Dustin Fowler | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Matt Holliday | 37 | FA-elig | 105 | -0.0 | 13.0 | -13.1 |
| Tommy Layne | 32 | arb | 19 | -0.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| Tyler Austin | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Caleb Smith | 25 | – | 9 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Mason Williams | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Tyler Webb↔ MIL | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Ronald Herrera | 22 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Tyler Clippard↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -4.0 |
| Luis Cessa | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Pete Kozma↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 27 | – | 9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Chris Carter | 30 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -4.4 |
| Austin Romine | 28 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Greg Bird | 24 | pre-arb | 48 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Rob Refsnyder↔ TOR | 26 | – | 20 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Tyler Wade | 22 | – | 30 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jordan Montgomery | 2.6 |
| Todd Frazier | 1.7 |
| David Robertson | 1.1 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 0.7 |
| Sonny Gray | 0.5 |
| Jaime García | 0.3 |
| Player | 2016 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Andrew Miller | 1.9 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 1.8 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 0.7 |
| Iván Nova | 0.4 |
| Chris Parmelee | 0.3 |
| Richard Bleier | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia | 36 | 16.000 | $25.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 33 | 9.037 | $21.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aroldis Chapman | 29 | 6.009 | $17.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Holliday | 37 | 13.000 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chase Headley | 33 | 8.123 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Gardner | 33 | 8.072 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Starlin Castro | 27 | 6.150 | $9.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Robertson | 32 | 8.070 | $5.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tyler Clippard | 32 | 7.148 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jaime García | 30 | 8.047 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka | 28 | 3.000 | $22.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Michael Pineda | 28 | 5.099 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Frazier | 31 | 5.071 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Didi Gregorius | 27 | 3.159 | $5.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Carter | 30 | 5.087 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dellin Betances | 29 | 3.078 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Adam Warren | 29 | 4.036 | $2.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sonny Gray | 27 | 3.061 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Aaron Hicks | 27 | 3.041 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tommy Layne | 32 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Austin Romine | 28 | 3.044 | $805k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Erik Kratz | 37 | 3.167 | $94k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Torreyes | 24 | 1.022 | $562k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Gary Sánchez | 24 | 0.086 | $558k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chasen Shreve | 26 | 2.015 | $552k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Severino | 23 | 0.170 | $551k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Mitchell | 26 | 1.129 | $551k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg Bird | 24 | 1.053 | $546k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Judge | 25 | 0.051 | $544k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Austin | 25 | 0.051 | $544k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Holder | 24 | 0.031 | $537k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jordan Montgomery | 24 | 0.000 | $535k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Green | 26 | 0.079 | $418k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dustin Fowler | 22 | 0.000 | $278k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Clint Frazier | 22 | 0.000 | $272k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Kahnle | 27 | 2.015 | $248k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Cessa | 25 | 0.098 | $246k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Wade | 22 | 0.000 | $237k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Garrett Cooper | 26 | 0.000 | $222k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Caleb Smith | 25 | 0.000 | $175k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 25 | 0.000 | $172k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pete Kozma | 29 | 2.108 | $162k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Heller | 25 | 0.053 | $120k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Domingo Germán | 24 | 0.034 | $102k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Refsnyder | 26 | 0.158 | $98k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Higashioka | 27 | 0.000 | $82k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ji Man Choi | 26 | 1.000 | $54k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Miguel Andujar | 22 | 0.000 | $53k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Webb | 26 | 0.000 | $43k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mason Williams | 25 | 1.070 | $29k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ronald Herrera | 22 | 0.000 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2017; 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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