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GM: Gene Michael

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$44M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.543
TAB
+6.5
WAB
+2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.6
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-2.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Stanley122
LMatt Nokes56
RJim Leyritz12

1B

LDon Mattingly130
RJim Leyritz29
LKevin Maas17
RHensley Meulens3
LDion James1

2B

RPat Kelly125
RMike Gallego52
RAndy Stankiewicz6

3B

LWade Boggs134
RMike Gallego27
RRandy Velarde16
RAndy Stankiewicz4
RDave Silvestri3
RHensley Meulens1

SS

BSpike Owen96
RMike Gallego55
RRandy Velarde26
RDave Silvestri4
RAndy Stankiewicz1

LF

LDion James91
RRandy Velarde48
LPaul O'Neill46
RHensley Meulens23
RMike Humphreys11
RGerald Williams10
RJim Leyritz6

CF

BBernie Williams139
RGerald Williams17
LDion James14
RMike Humphreys5
RRandy Velarde2

RF

LPaul O'Neill103
RDanny Tartabull50
RJim Leyritz23
RGerald Williams12
RMike Humphreys7
LDion James1
RHensley Meulens1

DH

RDanny Tartabull88
LKevin Maas29
RJim Leyritz19
LMatt Nokes11
LWade Boggs8
LDon Mattingly5
RMike Stanley1
LPaul O'Neill1

Starters

LJimmy Key5.2 WAR
RMelido Perez2.4 WAR
LJim Abbott2.3 WAR
RScott Kamieniecki1.1 WAR
RBob Wickman0.9 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock0.4 WAR
LFrank Tanana⇄0.3 WAR
RMark Hutton0.0 WAR
RMike Witt-0.0 WAR
RDomingo Jean-0.0 WAR
RSam Militello-0.1 WAR
LJeff Johnson-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLee Smith⇄46 sv
LSteve Howe0 h
RSteve Farr0 h
RRich Monteleone0 h
RBobby Munoz0 h
RJohn Habyan⇄0 h
LPaul Assenmacher⇄0 h
LPaul Gibson⇄0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Jimmy Key5.2
Wade Boggs3.3
Paul O'Neill2.6
Jim Abbott2.3
Bobby Munoz0.6
Frank Tanana0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Charlie Hayes2.2
Mel Hall2.0
Roberto Kelly1.4
Scott Sanderson0.9
Curt Young0.7
Russ Springer0.1

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jimmy Key 1993 +5.2 +103.9 4.9 +99.0 $0.9M 2.50× –
Mike Gallego 1993 +4.5 +47.1 1.6 +45.6 $0.4M 1.32× –
Mike Stanley 1993 +4.9 +44.0 0.7 +43.3 $0.1M 1.12× –
Paul O'Neill 1993 +2.6 +33.5 3.8 +29.6 $1.5M 1.60× –
Wade Boggs 1993 +3.3 +29.5 3.0 +26.6 $0.9M 1.12× –
Melido Perez 1993 +2.4 +28.8 2.5 +26.3 $1.0M 1.49× –
Jim Leyritz 1993 +3.1 +26.2 0.2 +26.0 $0.0M 1.07× –
Danny Tartabull 1993 +2.9 +30.9 5.0 +25.9 $1.7M 1.33× –
Jim Abbott 1993 +2.3 +27.2 2.4 +24.9 $1.0M 1.49× –
Bernie Williams 1993 +2.2 +21.8 0.1 +21.6 $0.1M 1.22× –
Don Mattingly 1993 +2.9 +24.9 3.8 +21.1 $1.3M 1.07× –
Randy Velarde 1993 +2.2 +21.2 1.1 +20.1 $0.5M 1.22× –
Pat Kelly 1993 +1.9 +12.5 0.2 +12.4 $0.1M 0.82× –
Scott Kamieniecki 1993 +1.1 +8.8 0.1 +8.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Bob Wickman 1993 +0.9 +5.0 0.1 +4.8 $0.1M 0.67× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1993 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Frank Tanana↔ 1993 +0.3 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.5M 1.02× –
Lee Smith↔ 1993 +0.2 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $1.6M 1.34× –
Dave Silvestri 1993 +0.4 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.61× –
Paul Gibson↔ 1993 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Kevin Maas 1993 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.6 $1.7M 0.69× –
John Habyan↔ 1993 +0.2 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $2.9M 0.67× –
Paul Assenmacher↔ 1993 +0.3 +1.4 1.0 +0.4 $3.7M 0.67× –
Mike Humphreys 1993 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Matt Nokes 1993 +0.5 +2.1 2.5 -0.4 $5.0M 0.52× –
Andy Stankiewicz 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Sam Militello 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Jeff Johnson 1993 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Spike Owen 1993 +0.2 +1.1 2.2 -1.1 $10.0M 0.61× –
Gerald Williams 1993 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Mike Witt 1993 -0.0 -0.1 2.2 -2.3 – 1.02× –
Neal Heaton 1993 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Rich Monteleone 1993 -0.5 -2.8 0.2 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Steve Howe 1993 -0.2 -0.9 2.5 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Steve Farr 1993 -0.7 -7.3 1.5 -8.8 – 1.34× –
Andy Cook 1993 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Bobby Munoz 1993 +0.6 +3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Dion James 1993 +1.2 +8.1 – – – 0.83× –
Domingo Jean 1993 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Hensley Meulens 1993 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Mark Hutton 1993 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+44.8+476.643.7+421.0—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1993 · NYY / ANA
NYY · Gene Michael +$17.6M
Jose Musset
ANA · Dan O'Brien −$17.6M
Spike Owen
NYY came out ahead by $17.6M
1993 · STL / NYY
STL · Dal Maxvill +$13.6M
Rich Batchelor
NYY · Gene Michael −$13.6M
Lee Smith
STL came out ahead by $13.6M
1993 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Bill Wood +$8.0M
Domingo Jean, Andy Stankiewicz
NYY · Gene Michael −$8.0M
Xavier Hernandez
HOU came out ahead by $8.0M
1993 · CHC / KCR / NYY
CHC · Larry Himes +$14.4M
Karl Rhodes
KCR · Herk Robinson −$4.8M
John Habyan
NYY · Gene Michael −$9.6M
Paul Assenmacher
CHC came out ahead by $14.4M 3-team
1993 · NYM / NYY
NYM · Frank Cashen +$5.6M
Kenny Greer
NYY · Gene Michael −$5.6M
Frank Tanana
NYM came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$43.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Danny Tartabull309.000$5.0M$4.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Jimmy Key329.000$4.9M$5.3M$4.9M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill308.000$3.8M$3.9M$2.9M$5.3M$5.5M$5.5M$6.2M
Don Mattingly3211.000$3.8M$4.0M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Wade Boggs3511.000$3.0M$3.2M$4.7M$2.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Howe3513.000$2.5M$2.1M$2.3M$500kFREE AGENT
Matt Nokes298.000$2.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Melido Perez276.000$2.5M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Spike Owen3210.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Witt3212.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Gallego328.000$1.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Steve Farr369.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde306.000$1.1M$1.1M$500kFREE AGENT
Paul Assenmacher327.000$962kFREE AGENT
Mike Stanley307.000$675k$612k$912kFREE AGENT$1.6M
John Habyan298.000$450kFREE AGENT
Lee Smith3513.000$342kFREE AGENT
Neal Heaton3311.000$250kFREE AGENT
Rich Monteleone306.000$250kFREE AGENT
Frank Tanana3920.000$141kFREE AGENT
Dion James3010.000—FREE AGENT$350k

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Jim Abbott254.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Maas283.000$255kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz293.000$152kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Gibson335.000$143kFREE AGENT
Hensley Meulens264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Pat Kelly252.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernie Williams242.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kamieniecki292.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Stankiewicz281.000$138kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Johnson262.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Militello231.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wickman241.000$116kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Humphreys262.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Silvestri251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Williams261.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Cook25–—
Mark Hutton230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Jean24–—
Bobby Munoz250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 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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