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GM: Gene Michael

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$26M
Surplus $M
-13
Win %
0.438
TAB
-10.1
WAB
-12.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.7
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMatt Nokes130
RBob Geren63
RJim Leyritz5
RJohn Ramos5

1B

LDon Mattingly127
LKevin Maas36
RHensley Meulens7
RJim Leyritz3

2B

RSteve Sax149
RPat Kelly19
BCarlos Rodriguez3

3B

RPat Kelly80
RRandy Velarde50
BTorey Lovullo22
RJim Leyritz18
RMike Blowers14
RMike Humphreys6
RSteve Sax5
RAlvaro Espinoza2

SS

RAlvaro Espinoza147
RRandy Velarde31
BCarlos Rodriguez11

LF

LMel Hall63
RHensley Meulens61
RRoberto Kelly52
RMike Humphreys8
LPat Sheridan3
RRandy Velarde2
LScott Lusader1

CF

BBernie Williams85
RRoberto Kelly73
LPat Sheridan6
LScott Lusader3

RF

RJesse Barfield81
LMel Hall64
LPat Sheridan26
RHensley Meulens13
RMike Humphreys2

DH

LKevin Maas103
LDon Mattingly22
RHensley Meulens12
LMel Hall11
RSteve Sax4
RJohn Ramos3
LMatt Nokes3
RMike Humphreys2
RJim Leyritz1
LPat Sheridan1

Starters

RScott Sanderson4.2 WAR
LGreg Cadaret1.6 WAR
LJeff Johnson1.3 WAR
RPascual Perez1.1 WAR
RWade Taylor0.9 WAR
RScott Kamieniecki0.2 WAR
RAlan Mills0.2 WAR
LChuck Cary0.2 WAR
RDave Eiland0.2 WAR
RTim Leary0.0 WAR
RMike Witt-0.0 WAR
REric Plunk-0.1 WAR
RAndy Hawkins⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Farr23 sv
RJohn Habyan0 h
LLee Guetterman0 h
LSteve Howe0 h
RRich Monteleone0 h
RAlan Mills0 h
RAndy Hawkins⇄0 h
RDarrin Chapin0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Sanderson4.2
Steve Farr1.4
Jeff Johnson1.3
Steve Howe1.2
Wade Taylor0.9
Pat Kelly0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Dave LaPoint1.9
Rick Cerone0.9
Oscar Azocar0.6
Jeff Robinson0.3
Lance McCullers Sr.-0.0
Clay Parker-0.0

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Scott Sanderson 1991 +4.2 +74.2 2.1 +72.0 $0.5M 2.19× –
Steve Sax 1991 +3.7 +35.3 1.7 +33.7 $0.5M 1.20× –
Roberto Kelly 1991 +2.5 +32.3 0.9 +31.4 $0.4M 1.60× –
John Habyan 1991 +2.6 +26.2 0.1 +26.1 $0.0M 1.28× –
Jesse Barfield 1991 +2.0 +19.7 1.3 +18.4 $0.7M 1.22× –
Matt Nokes 1991 +2.4 +14.6 0.9 +13.7 $0.4M 0.76× –
Steve Farr 1991 +1.4 +15.4 2.4 +13.0 $1.7M 1.34× –
Greg Cadaret 1991 +1.6 +12.5 0.7 +11.8 $0.4M 0.98× –
Don Mattingly 1991 +1.7 +11.1 3.4 +7.7 $2.0M 0.81× –
Pascual Perez 1991 +1.1 +8.6 2.1 +6.4 $2.0M 1.02× –
Alvaro Espinoza 1991 +1.3 +6.6 0.7 +5.9 $0.5M 0.61× –
Lee Guetterman 1991 +0.4 +4.6 1.1 +3.5 $2.4M 1.34× –
Kevin Maas 1991 +0.7 +3.6 0.2 +3.4 $0.4M 0.69× –
Bernie Williams 1991 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Dave Eiland 1991 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.6M 1.02× –
Chuck Cary 1991 +0.2 +1.5 0.6 +1.0 $3.0M 1.02× –
Alan Mills 1991 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Randy Velarde 1991 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.8M 0.58× –
Bob Geren 1991 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Mike Blowers 1991 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Eric Plunk 1991 -0.1 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Tim Leary 1991 +0.0 +0.1 2.0 -1.9 $135.7M 1.02× –
Torey Lovullo 1991 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.58× –
Jim Leyritz 1991 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Mike Witt 1991 -0.0 -0.3 2.4 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Andy Hawkins↔ 1991 -0.4 -3.3 0.3 -3.6 – 1.02× –
Mel Hall 1991 -0.4 -2.5 1.1 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Hensley Meulens 1991 -2.2 -15.0 0.1 -15.1 – 0.83× –
Carlos Rodriguez 1991 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Darrin Chapin 1991 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Johnson 1991 +1.3 +10.3 – – – 1.02× –
John Ramos 1991 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Humphreys 1991 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Pat Kelly 1991 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.58× –
Pat Sheridan 1991 -0.3 -2.2 – – – 0.83× –
Rich Monteleone 1991 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Kamieniecki 1991 +0.2 +2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Lusader 1991 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Howe 1991 +1.2 +6.3 – – – 0.67× –
Wade Taylor 1991 +0.9 +7.2 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+25.9+268.826.0+218.3—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1991 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Woody Woodward +$21.6M
Mike Blowers
NYY · Gene Michael −$21.6M
Jim Blueberg
SEA came out ahead by $21.6M
1991 · CHC / NYY
CHC · Jim Frey +$0.0M
Steve Adkins
NYY · Gene Michael +$0.0M
David Rosario
Even trade
1991 · DET / NYY
DET · Joe McDonald +$24.0M
Mark Leiter
NYY · Gene Michael −$24.0M
Torey Lovullo
DET came out ahead by $24.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$26.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Don Mattingly309.000$3.4M$3.6M$3.8M$4.0M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Mike Witt3010.000$2.4MFREE AGENT$2.2M
Steve Farr347.000$2.4M$2.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Pascual Perez3411.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Scott Sanderson3413.000$2.1M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Tim Leary3210.000$2.0M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Sax3110.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jesse Barfield3110.000$1.3M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mel Hall3010.000$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman327.000$1.1M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Nokes276.000$888k$2.5M$2.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Alvaro Espinoza297.000$650kFREE AGENT
Chuck Cary316.000$570kFREE AGENT
Andy Hawkins319.000$323kFREE AGENT
John Habyan276.000$105k$500k$450kFREE AGENT
Steve Howe3311.000—$700k$2.5M$2.1M$2.3M$500kFREE AGENT
Pat Sheridan3310.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Eric Plunk275.000$975kFREE AGENT
Roberto Kelly264.000$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Cadaret294.000$675kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Geren293.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Velarde284.000$145kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Eiland243.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Torey Lovullo253.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Lusader264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Monteleone284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Kevin Maas261.000$250kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz271.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Blowers262.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Mills241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hensley Meulens242.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernie Williams220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrin Chapin25–—
Mike Humphreys240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Johnson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kamieniecki270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Kelly230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ramos25–—
Carlos Rodriguez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Taylor25–—

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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