GM: Brian Cashman
2019: made playoffs · 103–59. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ LeMahieu | 30 | FA-elig | 145 | 5.7 | 12.0 | +6.8 |
| Aaron Judge | 27 | arb | 102 | 4.1 | 0.7 | +12.9 |
| Gleyber Torres | 22 | pre-arb | 144 | 3.4 | 0.6 | +10.5 |
| Brett Gardner | 35 | FA-elig | 141 | 3.4 | 7.5 | +3.6 |
| James Paxton | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 3.4 | 8.6 | +2.5 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 30 | arb | 32 | 3.2 | 22.0 | -11.5 |
| Gio Urshela | 27 | – | 132 | 3.1 | – | – |
| Mike Tauchman | 28 | pre-arb | 87 | 3.0 | 0.6 | +9.4 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 31 | FA-elig | 60 | 2.1 | 17.2 | -10.4 |
| Gary Sánchez | 26 | arb | 106 | 2.1 | 0.7 | +6.1 |
| Domingo Germán | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.9 | 0.6 | +5.5 |
| Cameron Maybin | 32 | FA-elig | 82 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +4.9 |
| Chad Green | 28 | arb | 54 | 1.6 | 0.6 | +4.6 |
| Luke Voit | 28 | pre-arb | 118 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +3.9 |
| Adam Ottavino | 33 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.3 | 9.0 | -4.8 |
| J.A. Happ | 36 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.2 | 17.0 | -13.1 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 29 | arb | 72 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +2.3 |
| Austin Romine | 30 | FA-elig | 73 | 0.9 | 1.8 | +1.0 |
| Zack Britton | 31 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.8 | 13.0 | -10.2 |
| Mike Ford | 26 | – | 50 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +2.5 |
| Edwin Encarnación↔ SEA | 36 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.8 | 3.5 | -1.0 |
| David Hale | 31 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Aaron Hicks | 29 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.5 | 6.3 | -4.6 |
| Luis Severino | 25 | arb | 3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -2.8 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 29 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.4 | 26.0 | -24.6 |
| Tyler Wade | 24 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.8 |
| CC Sabathia | 38 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.4 | 8.0 | -6.8 |
| Thairo Estrada | 23 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Jonathan Holder | 26 | arb | 34 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 29 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Ben Heller | 27 | arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Dellin Betances | 31 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 7.1 | -6.9 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 34 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -19.8 |
| Luis Cessa | 27 | arb | 43 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Michael King | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Ryan Dull↔ OAK | 29 | arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Joe Harvey↔ COL | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Breyvic Valera↔ TOR | 27 | – | 12 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Cory Gearrin↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Adonis Rosa | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Clint Frazier | 24 | pre-arb | 69 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Tyler Lyons↔ PIT | 31 | arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Joe Mantiply | 28 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Stephen Tarpley | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Brady Lail | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Jake Barrett | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Greg Bird | 26 | arb | 10 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -1.7 |
| Kendrys Morales↔ OAK | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -5.0 |
| Nestor Cortes | 24 | – | 33 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Chance Adams | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.6 |
| Didi Gregorius | 29 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.5 | 11.8 | -13.3 |
| Miguel Andujar | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -3.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| DJ LeMahieu | 5.7 |
| James Paxton | 3.4 |
| Gio Urshela | 3.1 |
| Mike Tauchman | 3.0 |
| Cameron Maybin | 1.6 |
| Adam Ottavino | 1.3 |
| Player | 2018 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Lance Lynn | 2.0 |
| Sonny Gray | 1.5 |
| David Robertson | 1.4 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 0.7 |
| Adam Warren | 0.3 |
| Tyler Austin | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Stanton | 29 | 8.118 | $26.0M | $9.6M | $29.0MOPT-OUT | $29.0M | $32.0M | $32.0M | $32.0M |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 34 | 13.000 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aroldis Chapman | 31 | 8.009 | $17.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.A. Happ | 36 | 10.047 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zack Britton | 31 | 6.158 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| DJ LeMahieu | 30 | 6.128 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Ottavino | 33 | 7.087 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| CC Sabathia | 38 | 18.000 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Gardner | 35 | 10.072 | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kendrys Morales | 36 | 13.000 | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Edwin Encarnación | 36 | 13.085 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cameron Maybin | 32 | 9.073 | $471k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nestor Cortes | 24 | 7.094 | $364k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka | 30 | 5.000 | $22.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Didi Gregorius | 29 | 5.159 | $11.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| James Paxton | 30 | 4.151 | $8.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dellin Betances | 31 | 5.078 | $7.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Hicks | 29 | 5.041 | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Austin Romine | 30 | 5.044 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tommy Kahnle | 29 | 3.130 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Bird | 26 | 3.053 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Cory Gearrin | 33 | 5.136 | $409k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tyler Lyons | 31 | 4.026 | $68k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gio Urshela | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Severino | 25 | 2.170 | $4.5M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Aaron Judge | 27 | 2.051 | $684k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gary Sánchez | 26 | 2.086 | $670k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Miguel Andujar | 24 | 1.020 | $618k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Gleyber Torres | 22 | 0.162 | $605k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Green | 28 | 2.050 | $599k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordan Montgomery | 26 | 1.153 | $597k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Holder | 26 | 1.144 | $580k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luis Cessa | 27 | 1.131 | $579k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Domingo Germán | 26 | 1.017 | $578k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luke Voit | 28 | 0.169 | $573k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Wade | 24 | 1.007 | $572k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Clint Frazier | 24 | 1.057 | $563k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Higashioka | 29 | 0.124 | $563k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 24 | 0.047 | $561k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stephen Tarpley | 26 | 0.030 | $557k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Tauchman | 28 | 0.079 | $557k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chance Adams | 24 | 0.025 | $557k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ben Heller | 27 | 1.096 | $555k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Thairo Estrada | 23 | 0.000 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Barrett | 27 | 1.140 | $412k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| David Hale | 31 | 2.031 | $394k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Harvey | 27 | 0.000 | $278k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Ford | 26 | 0.000 | $239k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Dull | 29 | 2.143 | $235k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Breyvic Valera | 27 | 0.081 | $59k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael King | 24 | 0.000 | $33k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Mantiply | 28 | 0.030 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brady Lail | 25 | 0.000 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adonis Rosa | 24 | – | $3k |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2019; 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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