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GM: Gene Michael

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$33M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.469
TAB
+0.6
WAB
-7.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.1
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMatt Nokes111
RMike Stanley55
RJim Leyritz18

1B

LDon Mattingly143
LKevin Maas22
LJ.T. Snow6
RCharlie Hayes4
RMike Stanley4
RJim Leyritz2

2B

RPat Kelly101
RMike Gallego40
RAndy Stankiewicz34
RRandy Velarde3
RJim Leyritz1

3B

RCharlie Hayes139
RRandy Velarde26
RHensley Meulens2
RJim Leyritz2

SS

RAndy Stankiewicz81
RRandy Velarde75
RMike Gallego14
RDave Silvestri6

LF

LMel Hall99
RRoberto Kelly47
RRandy Velarde14
LDion James8
BBernie Williams4
RMike Humphreys2
RDanny Tartabull1

CF

RRoberto Kelly99
BBernie Williams55
LDion James12
RRandy Velarde2

RF

RDanny Tartabull68
LMel Hall37
RJesse Barfield30
LDion James27
RGerald Williams12
RRandy Velarde7
BBernie Williams4
RJim Leyritz2

DH

LKevin Maas54
RDanny Tartabull51
RJim Leyritz26
LDon Mattingly15
LMel Hall9
RMike Stanley4
LDion James2
RMike Humphreys1

Starters

RMelido Perez5.9 WAR
RScott Kamieniecki2.2 WAR
RScott Sanderson0.9 WAR
RBob Wickman0.7 WAR
LCurt Young⇄0.7 WAR
RSam Militello0.5 WAR
LJeff Johnson0.1 WAR
RTim Leary⇄-0.0 WAR
RShawn Hillegas⇄-0.0 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock-0.1 WAR
LGreg Cadaret-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Farr30 sv
RJohn Habyan0 h
RRich Monteleone0 h
RTim Burke⇄0 h
LSteve Howe0 h
LJerry Nielsen0 h
LLee Guetterman⇄0 h
RRuss Springer0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Melido Perez5.9
Danny Tartabull3.7
Andy Stankiewicz2.3
Charlie Hayes2.2
Mike Stanley1.4
Mike Gallego1.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Steve Sax3.7
Alvaro Espinoza1.3
Pascual Perez1.1
Wade Taylor0.9
Alan Mills0.2
Chuck Cary0.2

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Melido Perez 1992 +5.9 +117.7 1.2 +116.6 $0.2M 2.50× –
Danny Tartabull 1992 +3.7 +52.4 5.3 +47.1 $1.5M 1.79× –
Scott Kamieniecki 1992 +2.2 +26.6 0.1 +26.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Bernie Williams 1992 +2.0 +19.2 0.1 +19.1 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mel Hall 1992 +2.0 +19.6 1.3 +18.3 $0.6M 1.22× –
Don Mattingly 1992 +2.5 +21.4 3.6 +17.8 $1.4M 1.07× –
Andy Stankiewicz 1992 +2.3 +16.4 0.1 +16.3 $0.0M 0.89× –
Charlie Hayes 1992 +2.2 +15.0 0.3 +14.7 $0.1M 0.85× –
Randy Velarde 1992 +1.6 +11.6 0.4 +11.3 $0.2M 0.89× –
Steve Farr 1992 +1.1 +11.4 2.4 +9.0 $2.3M 1.34× –
Roberto Kelly 1992 +1.4 +9.4 2.1 +7.3 $1.5M 0.83× –
John Habyan 1992 +0.7 +7.3 0.5 +6.8 $0.7M 1.34× –
Steve Howe 1992 +0.7 +7.3 0.7 +6.6 $1.0M 1.34× –
Bob Wickman 1992 +0.7 +6.0 0.1 +5.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mike Stanley 1992 +1.4 +6.0 0.2 +5.8 $0.1M 0.52× –
Rich Monteleone 1992 +1.1 +5.7 0.1 +5.6 $0.1M 0.67× –
Scott Sanderson 1992 +0.9 +7.5 2.1 +5.3 $2.3M 1.02× –
Curt Young↔ 1992 +0.7 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mike Gallego 1992 +1.3 +5.6 1.9 +3.7 $1.5M 0.56× –
Gerald Williams 1992 +0.6 +3.8 0.1 +3.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jim Leyritz 1992 +0.6 +3.3 0.1 +3.1 $0.2M 0.69× –
Pat Kelly 1992 +0.5 +2.4 0.1 +2.2 $0.3M 0.56× –
Matt Nokes 1992 +1.0 +4.3 2.5 +1.8 $2.4M 0.52× –
Dion James 1992 +0.3 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $1.2M 0.83× –
Kevin Maas 1992 +0.2 +1.4 0.3 +1.1 $1.0M 0.69× –
Hensley Meulens 1992 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.58× –
Jeff Johnson 1992 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Tim Leary↔ 1992 -0.0 -0.2 1.5 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Tim Burke↔ 1992 -0.2 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Greg Cadaret 1992 -0.4 -2.1 1.2 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Lee Guetterman↔ 1992 -0.6 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Jesse Barfield 1992 -1.1 -7.1 2.2 -9.3 – 0.83× –
Dave Silvestri 1992 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.61× –
J.T. Snow 1992 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Jerry Nielsen 1992 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Humphreys 1992 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Russ Springer 1992 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Sam Militello 1992 +0.5 +3.7 – – – 1.02× –
Shawn Hillegas↔ 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+35.9+378.433.1+342.6—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1992 · NYY / ANA
NYY · Gene Michael +$33.6M
Jim Abbott
ANA · Dan O'Brien −$33.6M
J. T. Snow, Jerry Nielsen, Russ Springer
NYY came out ahead by $33.6M
1992 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Gene Michael +$127.2M
Melido Perez, Bob Wickman, Domingo Jean
CHW · Ron Schueler −$127.2M
Steve Sax
NYY came out ahead by $127.2M
1992 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Gene Michael +$17.6M
Sean Twitty
SEA · Woody Woodward −$17.6M
Tim Leary
NYY came out ahead by $17.6M
1992 · NYY / BAL
NYY · Gene Michael +$6.4M
Francisco de la Rosa, Mark Carper
BAL · Roland Hemond −$6.4M
Alan Mills
NYY came out ahead by $6.4M
1992 · NYY / PHI
NYY · Gene Michael +$15.2M
Charlie Hayes
PHI · Lee Thomas −$15.2M
Darrin Chapin
NYY came out ahead by $15.2M
1992 · NYM / NYY
NYM · Al Harazin +$1.6M
Lee Guetterman
NYY · Gene Michael −$1.6M
Tim Burke
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · NYY / CIN
NYY · Gene Michael +$172.0M
Paul O'Neill, Joe DeBerry
CIN · Bob Quinn −$172.0M
Roberto Kelly
NYY came out ahead by $172.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$33.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Danny Tartabull298.000$5.3M$5.0M$4.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Don Mattingly3110.000$3.6M$3.8M$4.0M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Matt Nokes287.000$2.5M$2.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Farr358.000$2.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jesse Barfield3211.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Sanderson3514.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Gallego317.000$1.9M$1.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Tim Leary3311.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tim Burke337.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mel Hall3111.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Steve Howe3412.000$700k$2.5M$2.1M$2.3M$500kFREE AGENT
John Habyan287.000$500k$450kFREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman338.000$414kFREE AGENT
Dion James299.000$388kFREE AGENT$350k
Curt Young329.000$226kFREE AGENT
Mike Stanley296.000$175k$675k$612k$912kFREE AGENT$1.6M

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Roberto Kelly275.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Greg Cadaret305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Melido Perez265.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde295.000$360kFREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes274.000$280kARB 3FREE AGENT
Hensley Meulens253.000$132kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Monteleone295.000$125kFREE AGENT
Shawn Hillegas275.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Kevin Maas272.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Kelly241.000$148kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz282.000$126kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernie Williams231.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kamieniecki281.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Johnson251.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Stankiewicz270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wickman230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Williams250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Humphreys251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Militello220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Nielsen250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Silvestri240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.T. Snow240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Springer230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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