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199470–43 (0.619)
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GM: Gene Michael

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.619
TAB
+12.5
WAB
+9.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.6
Dead money %
8%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Stanley72
RJim Leyritz37
LMatt Nokes17

1B

LDon Mattingly97
RJim Leyritz10
RMike Stanley7
RBob Melvin⇄4
LMatt Nokes4
LWade Boggs4

2B

RPat Kelly93
RMike Gallego26
RDave Silvestri9
RRandy Velarde5

3B

LWade Boggs93
RRandy Velarde27
RRuss Davis4
RDave Silvestri2

SS

RMike Gallego72
RRandy Velarde49
RKevin Elster7
RRobert Eenhoorn3
RDave Silvestri1

LF

LLuis Polonia84
RGerald Williams26
LPaul O'Neill12
LDaryl Boston7
RRandy Velarde6

CF

BBernie Williams107
RGerald Williams8
LDaryl Boston7

RF

LPaul O'Neill90
RDanny Tartabull26
RGerald Williams12
LDaryl Boston2
RRandy Velarde1

DH

RDanny Tartabull74
RJim Leyritz23
LDaryl Boston8
RMike Stanley4
LMatt Nokes3
RBob Melvin⇄1

Starters

LJimmy Key4.0 WAR
RMelido Perez2.6 WAR
LJim Abbott1.3 WAR
RScott Kamieniecki1.1 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock0.8 WAR
LTerry Mulholland0.5 WAR
LBob Ojeda-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LSteve Howe15 sv
RBob Wickman0 h
RXavier Hernandez0 h
LPaul Gibson0 h
RDonn Pall⇄0 h
RJoe Ausanio0 h
RJeff Reardon0 h
LRob Murphy⇄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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Luis Polonia0.6
Terry Mulholland0.5
Donn Pall0.3
Robert Eenhoorn0.1
Joe Ausanio0.0
Greg Harris-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Dion James1.2
Bobby Munoz0.6
Frank Tanana0.3
Paul Assenmacher0.3
Spike Owen0.2
Lee Smith0.2

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jimmy Key 1994 +4.0 +69.2 5.3 +63.9 $1.4M 2.19× –
Paul O'Neill 1994 +4.3 +62.4 3.9 +58.5 $0.9M 1.79× –
Bernie Williams 1994 +3.3 +42.1 0.2 +41.8 $0.1M 1.60× –
Wade Boggs 1994 +4.2 +41.8 3.2 +38.6 $0.8M 1.25× –
Melido Perez 1994 +2.6 +41.4 3.5 +37.9 $1.3M 1.96× –
Mike Stanley 1994 +3.5 +31.7 0.6 +31.1 $0.2M 1.12× –
Bob Wickman 1994 +1.6 +25.0 0.2 +24.8 $0.1M 1.95× –
Mike Gallego 1994 +2.0 +14.2 1.6 +12.6 $0.8M 0.89× –
Jim Leyritz 1994 +1.7 +10.1 0.7 +9.4 $0.4M 0.76× –
Don Mattingly 1994 +2.0 +13.2 4.0 +9.2 $2.0M 0.81× –
Steve Howe 1994 +1.0 +11.0 2.1 +8.9 $2.0M 1.34× –
Scott Kamieniecki 1994 +1.1 +8.7 0.2 +8.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Jim Abbott 1994 +1.3 +10.5 2.8 +7.7 $2.1M 1.02× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1994 +0.8 +4.2 0.1 +4.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
Pat Kelly 1994 +1.0 +4.6 0.8 +3.8 $0.8M 0.56× –
Randy Velarde 1994 +0.9 +4.4 1.1 +3.3 $1.3M 0.61× –
Luis Polonia 1994 +0.6 +3.9 1.5 +2.4 $2.5M 0.83× –
Donn Pall↔ 1994 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.4 $1.4M 0.67× –
Gerald Williams 1994 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Terry Mulholland 1994 +0.5 +4.3 3.4 +1.0 $6.3M 1.02× –
Matt Nokes 1994 +0.5 +2.2 2.5 -0.3 $4.7M 0.52× –
Danny Tartabull 1994 +0.7 +3.9 4.5 -0.7 $6.5M 0.69× –
Dave Silvestri 1994 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Greg Harris↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Russ Davis 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Jeff Reardon 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Paul Gibson 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Rob Murphy↔ 1994 -0.3 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Kevin Elster 1994 -0.5 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.61× –
Xavier Hernandez 1994 -0.1 -1.4 1.5 -2.9 – 1.34× –
Daryl Boston 1994 -0.6 -3.4 0.4 -3.8 – 0.69× –
Bob Melvin↔ 1994 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Bob Ojeda 1994 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Ausanio 1994 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Hutton 1994 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Robert Eenhoorn 1994 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+35.5+397.645.6+353.0—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1994 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Gene Michael +$26.4M
Jack McDowell
CHW · Ron Schueler −$26.4M
Keith Heberling, Lyle Mouton
NYY came out ahead by $26.4M
1994 · NYY / PHI
NYY · Gene Michael +$1.6M
Terry Mulholland, Jeff Patterson
PHI · Lee Thomas −$1.6M
Bobby Muñoz, Ryan Karp, Kevin Jordan
NYY came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Gene Michael +$10.4M
Brian Boehringer
CHW · Ron Schueler −$10.4M
Paul Assenmacher
NYY came out ahead by $10.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$45.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jimmy Key3310.000$5.3M$4.9M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Danny Tartabull3110.000$4.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Don Mattingly3312.000$4.0M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill319.000$3.9M$2.9M$5.3M$5.5M$5.5M$6.2M$6.5M
Melido Perez287.000$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland318.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Wade Boggs3612.000$3.2M$4.7M$2.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Nokes309.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Howe3614.000$2.1M$2.3M$500kFREE AGENT
Mike Gallego339.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Luis Polonia307.000$1.5M$1.1MFREE AGENT$752k
Randy Velarde317.000$1.1M$500kFREE AGENT
Mike Stanley318.000$612k$912kFREE AGENT$1.6M
Donn Pall326.000$464kFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston3110.000$400kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon3815.000$250kFREE AGENT
Paul Gibson346.000$250kFREE AGENT
Kevin Elster298.000$200k$217kFREE AGENT
Greg Harris3813.000$136kFREE AGENT
Rob Murphy349.000$34kFREE AGENT
Bob Melvin329.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Ojeda3614.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jim Abbott265.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Xavier Hernandez285.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Pat Kelly263.000$810kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz304.000$742kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kamieniecki303.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernie Williams253.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Bob Wickman252.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Williams272.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Silvestri262.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock232.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Davis240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Ausanio280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Eenhoorn260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hutton241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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