GM: Brian Cashman
2020: made playoffs · 33–27. 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 | 31 | FA-elig | 50 | 2.3 | 12.0 | +5.0 |
| Gerrit Cole | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.4 | 36.0 | -25.7 |
| Luke Voit | 29 | pre-arb | 56 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +10.0 |
| Clint Frazier | 25 | pre-arb | 39 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +9.7 |
| Gio Urshela | 28 | arb | 43 | 1.2 | 2.5 | +6.0 |
| Aaron Judge | 28 | arb | 28 | 0.9 | 8.5 | -1.8 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 27 | arb | 10 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +5.7 |
| Aaron Hicks | 30 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.9 | 10.8 | -4.4 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 31 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.8 | 23.0 | -17.2 |
| Deivi García | 21 | – | 6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +5.5 |
| J.A. Happ | 37 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.6 | 17.0 | -12.8 |
| Gleyber Torres | 23 | pre-arb | 42 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +3.9 |
| Zack Britton | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.5 | 13.0 | -9.2 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.5 | 26.0 | -22.7 |
| Tyler Wade | 25 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +3.0 |
| Brett Gardner | 36 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.4 | 10.0 | -6.9 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 30 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| James Paxton | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.3 | 12.5 | -10.3 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.3 | 16.0 | -13.9 |
| Adam Ottavino | 34 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.2 | 9.0 | -7.3 |
| Luis Cessa | 28 | arb | 16 | 0.2 | 0.9 | +0.6 |
| Chad Green | 29 | arb | 22 | 0.2 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Erik Kratz | 40 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Mike Tauchman | 29 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| David Hale↔ PHI | 32 | – | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 30 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 24 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Michael King | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Estevan Florial | 22 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Jordy Mercer↔ DET | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tyler Lyons | 32 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Miguel Yajure | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jonathan Holder | 27 | arb | 19 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Luis Avilán | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Ben Heller | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Brooks Kriske | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Nick Nelson | 24 | – | 11 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Albert Abreu | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Gary Sánchez | 27 | arb | 49 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -6.5 |
| Thairo Estrada | 24 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Miguel Andujar | 25 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -3.0 |
| Mike Ford | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -5.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | 1.4 |
| Deivi García | 0.8 |
| Erik Kratz | 0.2 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 0.1 |
| Estevan Florial | 0.0 |
| Jordy Mercer | -0.0 |
| Player | 2019 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Domingo Germán | 1.9 |
| Cameron Maybin | 1.6 |
| Austin Romine | 0.9 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 0.8 |
| CC Sabathia | 0.4 |
| Dellin Betances | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | 29 | 6.111 | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0MOPT-OUT | $36.0M |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 30 | 9.118 | $26.0M | $29.0MOPT-OUT | $29.0M | $32.0M | $32.0M | $32.0M | $19.0M |
| Masahiro Tanaka | 31 | 6.000 | $23.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.A. Happ | 37 | 11.047 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aroldis Chapman | 32 | 9.009 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zack Britton | 32 | 7.158 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| DJ LeMahieu | 31 | 7.128 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Hicks | 30 | 6.041 | $10.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Gardner | 36 | 11.072 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Ottavino | 34 | 8.087 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Avilán | 30 | 8.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jordy Mercer | 33 | 7.095 | $67k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Paxton | 31 | 5.151 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Judge | 28 | 3.051 | $8.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gary Sánchez | 27 | 3.086 | $5.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tommy Kahnle | 30 | 4.130 | $2.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gio Urshela | 28 | 5.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Green | 29 | 3.050 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Erik Kratz | 40 | 5.054 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tyler Lyons | 32 | 4.064 | $17k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Cessa | 28 | 2.131 | $895k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordan Montgomery | 27 | 2.153 | $805k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jonathan Holder | 27 | 2.124 | $750k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gleyber Torres | 23 | 1.162 | $250k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luke Voit | 29 | 1.169 | $235k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Tauchman | 29 | 1.055 | $223k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Wade | 25 | 1.093 | $216k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 25 | 1.022 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Higashioka | 30 | 1.005 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael King | 25 | 0.011 | $190k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Ford | 27 | 0.080 | $173k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Clint Frazier | 25 | 1.163 | $166k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nick Nelson | 24 | 0.000 | $165k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Thairo Estrada | 24 | 0.099 | $159k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Miguel Andujar | 25 | 2.020 | $119k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Heller | 28 | 2.096 | $106k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Deivi García | 21 | 0.000 | $65k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Hale | 32 | 2.163 | $55k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Miguel Yajure | 22 | 0.000 | $53k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brooks Kriske | 26 | 0.000 | $47k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Clarke Schmidt | 24 | 0.000 | $34k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Albert Abreu | 24 | 0.000 | $28k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Estevan Florial | 22 | 0.000 | $12k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2020; 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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