GM: Brian Cashman
2021: made playoffs · 92–70. 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 | 29 | arb | 148 | 5.5 | 10.2 | +7.7 |
| Gerrit Cole | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 5.2 | 36.0 | -19.1 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 28 | arb | 30 | 3.2 | 2.1 | +8.3 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 31 | FA-elig | 139 | 3.1 | 29.0 | -19.1 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | 2.4 | 0.6 | +7.1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.1 | 15.0 | -8.2 |
| Jameson Taillon | 29 | arb | 29 | 2.0 | 2.2 | +4.2 |
| Nestor Cortes | 26 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +4.9 |
| Chad Green | 30 | arb | 67 | 1.6 | 2.1 | +2.9 |
| Lucas Luetge | 34 | pre-arb | 57 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +4.1 |
| Corey Kluber | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.4 | 11.0 | -6.4 |
| Gleyber Torres | 24 | arb | 127 | 1.4 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Rougned Odor | 27 | FA-elig | 102 | 1.3 | 12.3 | -8.1 |
| Gio Urshela | 29 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Domingo Germán | 28 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +3.4 |
| Gary Sánchez | 28 | FA-elig | 117 | 1.1 | 6.3 | -2.6 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.0 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Clay Holmes↔ PIT | 28 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +2.8 |
| Michael King | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 31 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +1.6 |
| Tyler Wade | 26 | pre-arb | 103 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Greg Allen | 28 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Joey Gallo↔ TEX | 27 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.6 | 16.0 | -14.2 |
| Luke Voit | 30 | arb | 68 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -2.9 |
| Anthony Rizzo↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.5 | 5.7 | -4.1 |
| Luis Gil | 23 | – | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +1.3 |
| Estevan Florial | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Luis Cessa↔ CIN | 29 | arb | 29 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Joely Rodríguez↔ TEX | 29 | arb | 21 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Stephen Ridings | 25 | – | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Luis Severino | 27 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.2 | 10.8 | -10.2 |
| Wandy Peralta↔ SFG | 29 | arb | 46 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Nick Nelson | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Deivi García | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Ryan LaMarre | 32 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Sal Romano↔ CIN | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Aaron Hicks | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.0 | 10.8 | -10.7 |
| Mike Tauchman↔ SFG | 30 | – | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Hoy Park↔ PIT | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Tim Locastro↔ ARI | 28 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Brody Koerner | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Darren O'Day | 38 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Miguel Andujar | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 32 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Trey Amburgey | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Chris Gittens | 27 | – | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Mike Ford | 28 | – | 22 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Jonathan Davis↔ TOR | 29 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Zack Britton | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 13.0 | -13.8 |
| Rob Brantly | 31 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Andrew Velazquez | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Jay Bruce | 34 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| Justin Wilson↔ CIN | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -2.8 |
| Andrew Heaney↔ ANA | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -4.3 |
| Brooks Kriske↔ BAL | 27 | – | 8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Albert Abreu | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 |
| Clint Frazier | 26 | arb | 66 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -4.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 2.0 |
| Nestor Cortes | 1.6 |
| Lucas Luetge | 1.4 |
| Corey Kluber | 1.4 |
| Rougned Odor | 1.3 |
| Domingo Germán | 1.2 |
| Player | 2020 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka | 0.8 |
| J.A. Happ | 0.6 |
| James Paxton | 0.3 |
| Erik Kratz | 0.2 |
| David Hale | 0.1 |
| Tommy Kahnle | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | 30 | 7.111 | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0M | $36.0MOPT-OUT | $36.0M | $36.0M |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 31 | 10.118 | $29.0MOPT-OUT | $29.0M | $32.0M | $32.0M | $32.0M | $19.0M | $15.0M |
| Aroldis Chapman | 33 | 10.009 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| DJ LeMahieu | 32 | 8.128 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zack Britton | 33 | 8.158 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rougned Odor | 27 | 6.121 | $12.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Corey Kluber | 35 | 8.074 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Hicks | 31 | 7.041 | $10.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Anthony Rizzo | 31 | 8.168 | $5.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gio Urshela | 29 | 6.000 | $4.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Gardner | 37 | 12.072 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren O'Day | 38 | 12.103 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Wilson | 33 | 8.035 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Bruce | 34 | 13.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Severino | 27 | 4.170 | $10.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Aaron Judge | 29 | 4.051 | $10.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gary Sánchez | 28 | 4.086 | $6.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Andrew Heaney | 30 | 5.150 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joey Gallo | 27 | 4.103 | $2.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jameson Taillon | 29 | 4.110 | $2.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chad Green | 30 | 4.050 | $2.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jordan Montgomery | 28 | 3.153 | $2.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wandy Peralta | 29 | 3.168 | $760k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Luis Cessa | 29 | 3.131 | $575k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Luis Gil | 23 | 4.073 | $43k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Voit | 30 | 2.169 | $4.7M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gleyber Torres | 24 | 2.162 | $4.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Clint Frazier | 26 | 2.133 | $2.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joely Rodríguez | 29 | 1.096 | $1.0M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lucas Luetge | 34 | 2.015 | $600k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 26 | 2.022 | $596k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kyle Higashioka | 31 | 2.005 | $594k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Miguel Andujar | 26 | 2.117 | $584k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Domingo Germán | 28 | 2.017 | $583k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Wade | 26 | 2.093 | $535k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael King | 26 | 1.008 | $517k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Clarke Schmidt | 25 | 0.031 | $421k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nestor Cortes | 26 | 1.139 | $386k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rob Brantly | 31 | 2.031 | $310k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Albert Abreu | 25 | 0.025 | $267k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Nelson | 25 | 0.144 | $216k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Clay Holmes | 28 | 2.031 | $148k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan LaMarre | 32 | 1.062 | $132k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Velazquez | 26 | 1.062 | $113k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Trey Amburgey | 26 | – | $107k | ||||||
| Asher Wojciechowski | 32 | 2.151 | $100k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Gittens | 27 | – | $98k | ||||||
| Brooks Kriske | 27 | 0.044 | $92k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Davis | 29 | 1.029 | $67k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg Allen | 28 | 2.010 | $61k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Estevan Florial | 23 | 0.011 | $52k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brody Koerner | 27 | – | $49k | ||||||
| Mike Tauchman | 30 | 2.055 | $46k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Stephen Ridings | 25 | 0.000 | $43k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Locastro | 28 | 2.010 | $42k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Ford | 28 | 1.061 | $35k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sal Romano | 27 | 2.125 | $29k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Deivi García | 22 | 0.058 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hoy Park | 25 | 0.000 | $4k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2021; 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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