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GM: Clyde King (since 1985)

1985 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+11.7
WAB — wins above budget
+12.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
97–64 (0.602)
record
-2M
surplus $M (value/$)
50.1
roster fWAR
$13.3M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Rickey Henderson 26 FA-elig 143 9.7 1.5 +1.1
Don Mattingly 24 arb 159 6.1 0.5 +1.1
Ron Guidry 34 FA-elig 34 4.9 0.9 +0.4
Willie Randolph 30 FA-elig 143 4.3 0.6 +0.5
Brian Fisher 23 55 3.1
Dave Winfield 33 FA-elig 155 3.0 1.8 -1.0
Dave Righetti 26 FA-elig 74 2.7 0.7 +0.0
Bob Shirley 31 FA-elig 48 2.4 0.6 -0.0
Butch Wynegar 29 FA-elig 102 2.4 0.6 +0.1
Ed Whitson 30 FA-elig 30 2.0 0.8 -0.3
Ron Hassey 32 FA-elig 92 2.0 0.4 +0.1
Rich Bordi 26 50 1.9
Mike Pagliarulo 25 138 1.8
Ken Griffey Sr. 35 FA-elig 127 1.6 1.1 -0.6
Dennis Rasmussen 26 22 1.2
Phil Niekro 46 FA-elig 33 1.0 0.6 -0.3
Don Baylor 36 FA-elig 142 0.8 0.8 -0.6
Dan Pasqua 23 60 0.6
Andre Robertson 27 50 0.4
Omar Moreno↔ KCR 32 34 0.4
Bill Sample 30 FA-elig 59 0.3 0.4 -0.4
Neil Allen↔ STL 27 FA-elig 17 0.2 0.3 -0.3
Bobby Meacham 24 pre-arb 156 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Juan Espino 29 9 0.1
Henry Cotto 24 34 0.0
Dale Murray↔ TEX 35 3 0.0
Dale Berra 28 FA-elig 48 0.0 0.5 -0.5
Keith Smith 23 4 0.0
Rod Scurry↔ PIT 29 arb 5 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Juan Bonilla 30 8 -0.1
Don Cooper 28 7 -0.1
Mike Armstrong 31 9 -0.1
Victor Mata 24 6 -0.2
Joe Niekro↔ HOU 40 FA-elig 3 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Marty Bystrom 26 arb 8 -0.3 0.2 -0.3
John Montefusco 35 FA-elig 3 -0.3 0.6 -0.7
Scott Bradley 25 19 -0.4
Rex Hudler 24 20 -0.4
Joe Cowley 26 arb 30 -0.8 0.1 -0.3

39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 22 of them (56%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for NYY
Rickey Henderson198426.6
David Cone199516.6
Tino Martinez199516.0
Gleyber Torres201615.9
Willie Randolph197514.7
Nick Swisher200814.4
Giancarlo Stanton201711.1
Randy Velarde198710.1
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Rickey Henderson198926.8
Doug Drabek198621.4
Fred McGriff198219.7
Greg Gagne198215.6
Austin Jackson200914.8
Jake Westbrook200013.5
Eric Milton199813.4
Nick Johnson200310.5