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GM: Clyde King

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$16M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.556
TAB
+5.3
WAB
+3.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.6
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LRon Hassey⇄64
BButch Wynegar57
RJoel Skinner⇄54
RJuan Espino27
RPhil Lombardi3

1B

LDon Mattingly160
LDan Pasqua5
RGary Roenicke2

2B

RWillie Randolph139
RMike Fischlin27
BBryan Little⇄14
RLeo Hernandez1
BWayne Tolleson⇄1

3B

LMike Pagliarulo143
BWayne Tolleson⇄29
RDale Berra18
RLeo Hernandez7
LDon Mattingly3
RGary Roenicke3
RDave Winfield2

SS

BBobby Meacham56
RMike Fischlin42
BWayne Tolleson⇄30
RPaul Zuvella21
RDale Berra19
RIvan De Jesus Sr.7
LMike Pagliarulo2

LF

LDan Pasqua71
RGary Roenicke33
RHenry Cotto11
RRickey Henderson11
LClaudell Washington⇄8
LMike Easler8
RPhil Lombardi8
RRon Kittle⇄6

CF

RRickey Henderson138
RHenry Cotto19
LClaudell Washington⇄13
RGary Roenicke3
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄2

RF

RDave Winfield145
LClaudell Washington⇄33
LDan Pasqua12
LMike Easler3
RGary Roenicke2
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄1

DH

LMike Easler115
RRon Kittle⇄24
RGary Roenicke8
RRickey Henderson5
RDale Berra4
RDave Winfield4
LDan Pasqua2
LDon Mattingly1
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄1

Starters

LRon Guidry3.0 WAR
RBob Tewksbury2.2 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen1.8 WAR
RDoug Drabek1.5 WAR
LTommy John0.9 WAR
LAl Holland0.6 WAR
RJoe Niekro0.5 WAR
LBob Shirley0.2 WAR
RBrad Arnsberg0.1 WAR
REd Whitson⇄-0.1 WAR
RScott Nielsen-0.2 WAR
RMike Armstrong-0.3 WAR
LAlfonso Pulido-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LDave Righetti46 sv
RBrian Fisher0 h
LRod Scurry0 h
LAl Holland0 h
RTim Stoddard⇄0 h
REd Whitson⇄0 h
LAlfonso Pulido0 h
RMike Armstrong0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Bob Tewksbury2.2
Mike Easler1.6
Doug Drabek1.5
Wayne Tolleson1.4
Tommy John0.9
Al Holland0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Rich Bordi1.9
Phil Niekro1.0
Don Baylor0.8
Andre Robertson0.4
Omar Moreno0.4
Bill Sample0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Yankees. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rickey Henderson 1986 +6.4 +104.9 1.6 +103.4 $0.2M 2.05× –
Don Mattingly 1986 +7.2 +79.3 1.4 +77.9 $0.2M 1.37× –
Dave Righetti 1986 +3.0 +60.8 0.8 +60.0 $0.3M 2.57× –
Ron Guidry 1986 +3.0 +47.3 1.0 +46.4 $0.3M 1.96× –
Dave Winfield 1986 +3.0 +38.9 1.9 +37.0 $0.6M 1.60× –
Willie Randolph 1986 +3.9 +37.9 1.1 +36.8 $0.3M 1.20× –
Dan Pasqua 1986 +2.7 +34.6 0.1 +34.6 $0.0M 1.60× –
Mike Pagliarulo 1986 +2.9 +25.9 0.1 +25.8 $0.0M 1.12× –
Dennis Rasmussen 1986 +1.8 +21.8 0.1 +21.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mike Easler 1986 +1.6 +13.2 0.7 +12.6 $0.4M 1.01× –
Doug Drabek 1986 +1.5 +12.1 0.1 +12.1 $0.0M 1.02× –
Ron Hassey↔ 1986 +1.7 +10.5 0.2 +10.3 $0.1M 0.76× –
Tommy John 1986 +0.9 +7.2 0.1 +7.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Ken Griffey Sr.↔ 1986 +0.9 +5.8 0.4 +5.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Joe Niekro 1986 +0.5 +3.7 0.8 +2.9 $1.7M 1.02× –
Rod Scurry 1986 +0.6 +3.4 0.5 +2.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Claudell Washington↔ 1986 +0.3 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $1.3M 0.83× –
Butch Wynegar 1986 +0.5 +2.1 0.7 +1.4 $1.4M 0.52× –
Dale Berra 1986 +0.2 +1.2 0.6 +0.6 $2.3M 0.61× –
Bob Shirley 1986 +0.2 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $3.1M 0.67× –
Joel Skinner↔ 1986 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.3M 0.52× –
Ron Kittle↔ 1986 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.69× –
Tim Stoddard↔ 1986 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Ed Whitson↔ 1986 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Gary Roenicke 1986 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Brian Fisher 1986 -0.1 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 – 1.34× –
John Montefusco 1986 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Juan Espino 1986 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.52× –
Mike Fischlin 1986 -0.6 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.61× –
Al Holland 1986 +0.6 +3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Alfonso Pulido 1986 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Tewksbury 1986 +2.2 +26.7 – – – 1.49× –
Bobby Meacham 1986 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Brad Arnsberg 1986 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Bryan Little↔ 1986 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.56× –
Henry Cotto 1986 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Ivan De Jesus Sr. 1986 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Leo Hernandez 1986 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Armstrong 1986 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Zuvella 1986 -0.7 -3.2 – – – 0.61× –
Phil Lombardi 1986 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Scott Nielsen 1986 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Wayne Tolleson↔ 1986 +1.4 +6.9 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+43.5+531.216.0+489.7—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1986 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Syd Thrift +$276.8M
Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher, Logan Easley
NYY · Clyde King −$276.8M
Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante, Pat Clements
PIT came out ahead by $276.8M
1986 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Clyde King +$28.0M
Ron Hassey, Chris Alvarez, Eric Schmidt, Matt Winters
CHW · Ken Harrelson −$28.0M
Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, Glenn Braxton
NYY came out ahead by $28.0M
1986 · CHW / NYY
CHW · Ken Harrelson +$12.8M
Ron Hassey, Carlos Martínez, Bill Lindsey
NYY · Clyde King −$12.8M
Ron Kittle, Wayne Tolleson, Joel Skinner
CHW came out ahead by $12.8M
1986 · BOS / NYY
BOS · Lou Gorman +$10.4M
Don Baylor
NYY · Clyde King −$10.4M
Mike Easler
BOS came out ahead by $10.4M
1986 · NYY / ANA
NYY · Clyde King +$15.2M
Ron Romanick, Alan Mills
ANA · Mike Port −$15.2M
Butch Wynegar
NYY came out ahead by $15.2M
1986 · NYY / PHI
NYY · Clyde King +$22.4M
Charles Hudson, Jeff Knox
PHI · Bill Giles −$22.4M
Tommy Barrett, Mike Easler
NYY came out ahead by $22.4M
1986 · NYY / ATL
NYY · Clyde King +$16.8M
Claudell Washington, Paul Zuvella
ATL · Bobby Cox −$16.8M
Ken Griffey, Andre Robertson
NYY came out ahead by $16.8M
1986 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Jack McKeon +$164.0M
Ed Whitson
NYY · Clyde King −$164.0M
Tim Stoddard
SDP came out ahead by $164.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$15.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Dave Winfield3413.000$1.9M$1.9M$2.0MFREE AGENT$1.7M
Rickey Henderson277.000$1.6M$1.7M$1.8M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Willie Randolph3111.000$1.1M$900k$875kFREE AGENT
Ron Guidry3511.000$975k$850k$825kFREE AGENT
Dave Righetti277.000$838k$800k$1.3M$1.4M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Joe Niekro4119.000$750k$545kFREE AGENT
Bob Shirley329.000$750k$200kFREE AGENT
Butch Wynegar3010.000$733kFREE AGENT
John Montefusco3612.000$717kFREE AGENT
Gary Roenicke3110.000$658kFREE AGENT
Mike Easler3513.000$658k$464kFREE AGENT
Dale Berra299.000$558kFREE AGENT
Rod Scurry306.000$450kFREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Sr.3613.000$446kFREE AGENT
Claudell Washington3112.000$431k$480k$480kFREE AGENT$495k
Ed Whitson319.000$361kFREE AGENT
Tim Stoddard3311.000$300k$775k$700kFREE AGENT
Ron Hassey338.000$227kFREE AGENT
Mike Fischlin309.000$200kFREE AGENT
Tommy John4323.000$60k$350k$375kFREE AGENT
Ivan De Jesus Sr.3312.000—FREE AGENT
Al Holland339.000—$400kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Don Mattingly254.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Kittle284.000$103kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen273.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Espino304.000$65kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Skinner253.000$36kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Meacham253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Tolleson305.000—FREE AGENT
Paul Zuvella274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Brian Fisher241.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Pagliarulo262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Pasqua241.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Drabek230.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Armstrong32–—
Brad Arnsberg220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Cotto252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Hernandez26–—
Bryan Little26–—
Phil Lombardi23–—
Scott Nielsen270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfonso Pulido29–—
Bob Tewksbury250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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