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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

CONTEND ↘ cooling
expensive & winning · year 1 in this regime · payroll 1.88× league · TAB +1.9
+1.9TAB — talent above budget15th/30
+5.9WAB — realized wins (TAB + luck)9th/30
9.0depth — 2+ WAR regulars4th/30
-5.5dead WAR — sub-replacement drag19th/30
8%dead money %2nd/30
0.594win %3rd/30
43.4roster fWAR6th/30
-44surplus $M (value vs cost)28th/30
$117Mpayroll $M1st/30

2001: won pennant · 95–65. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.

Roster

CFBernie Williams 144GGerald Williams 70GClay Bellinger 10G
LFChuck Knoblauch 108GShane Spencer 44GDavid Justice 16G
RFPaul O'Neill 130GShane Spencer 28GDarren Bragg 13G
SSDerek Jeter 150GEnrique Wilson 48GLuis Sojo 5G
2BAlfonso Soriano 156GEnrique Wilson 17GLuis Sojo 7G
3BScott Brosius 120GEnrique Wilson 21GClay Bellinger 17G
1BTino Martinez 149GNick Johnson 15GRandy Velarde 10G
STARTERSMike Mussina 6.9WARAndy Pettitte 5.7WARRoger Clemens 5.6WARTed Lilly 0.8WARSterling Hitchcock 0.6WAR
CJorge Posada 131GTodd Greene 34GBobby Estalella 31G
DHDavid Justice 85GChuck Knoblauch 22GShane Spencer 14G
BULLPEN★ Mariano Rivera 50svMike Stanton 22hMark Wohlers 13hRamiro Mendoza 13hJay Witasick 11hRandy Choate 3hTodd Williams 0hCarlos Almánzar 0h
CJorge Posada 131 · Todd Greene 34 · Bobby Estalella 31
1BTino Martinez 149 · Nick Johnson 15 · Randy Velarde 10
2BAlfonso Soriano 156 · Enrique Wilson 17 · Luis Sojo 7
3BScott Brosius 120 · Enrique Wilson 21 · Clay Bellinger 17
SSDerek Jeter 150 · Enrique Wilson 48 · Luis Sojo 5
LFChuck Knoblauch 108 · Shane Spencer 44 · David Justice 16
CFBernie Williams 144 · Gerald Williams 70 · Clay Bellinger 10
RFPaul O'Neill 130 · Shane Spencer 28 · Darren Bragg 13
DHDavid Justice 85 · Chuck Knoblauch 22 · Shane Spencer 14
SPMike Mussina 6.9 · Andy Pettitte 5.7 · Roger Clemens 5.6 · Ted Lilly 0.8 · Sterling Hitchcock 0.6
BP★ Mariano Rivera 50 · Mike Stanton 22 · Mark Wohlers 13 · Ramiro Mendoza 13 · Jay Witasick 11 · Randy Choate 3 · Todd Williams 0 · Carlos Almánzar 0

Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

2001 roster — value & surplus

PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Mike Mussina 32 FA-elig 346.9 10.0 +1.1
Andy Pettitte 29 FA-elig 315.7 7.0 +2.2
Roger Clemens 38 FA-elig 335.6 10.3 -1.2
Bernie Williams 32 FA-elig 1464.8 12.4 -4.6
Derek Jeter 27 FA-elig 1504.2 12.6 -5.7
Jorge Posada 30 FA-elig 1383.5 4.0 +1.6
Mariano Rivera 31 FA-elig 713.2 9.2 -3.9
Scott Brosius 34 FA-elig 1202.2 5.2 -1.6
Tino Martinez 33 FA-elig 1542.1 6.3 -2.8
Mike Stanton 34 FA-elig 761.7 2.5 +0.3
Ramiro Mendoza 29 arb 561.7 1.6 +1.1
Shane Spencer 29 arb 801.5 0.3 +2.1
Ted Lilly 25 – 260.8 – –
Chuck Knoblauch 32 FA-elig 1370.7 6.0 -4.8
Sterling Hitchcock↔ SDP 30 FA-elig 100.6 4.6 -3.6
Paul O'Neill 38 FA-elig 1370.6 7.2 -6.3
David Justice 35 FA-elig 1110.6 7.8 -6.9
Jay Witasick↔ SDP 28 arb 320.5 0.4 +0.4
Brian Boehringer↔ SFG 31 FA-elig 220.4 0.2 +0.5
Randy Velarde↔ TEX 38 FA-elig 150.3 0.5 -0.0
Randy Choate 25 pre-arb 370.3 0.2 +0.3
Enrique Wilson↔ PIT 27 arb 480.3 0.3 +0.1
Mark Wohlers↔ CIN 31 FA-elig 310.2 0.3 +0.1
Alfonso Soriano 25 pre-arb 1580.1 0.6 -0.5
Erick Almonte 23 – 80.1 – –
Orlando Hernandez 35 arb 170.1 2.0 -1.9
Todd Williams 30 FA-elig 150.0 0.3 -0.3
Darren Bragg↔ NYM 31 – 50.0 – –
Donzell McDonald II 26 – 50.0 – –
Bobby Estalella↔ SFG 26 arb 3-0.0 0.0 -0.0
Carlos Almánzar 27 arb 10-0.0 0.3 -0.3
Scott Seabol 26 pre-arb 1-0.0 0.2 -0.3
Nick Johnson 22 – 23-0.0 – –
Juan Rivera 22 – 3-0.1 – –
Robert Perez↔ MIL 32 – 6-0.1 – –
Christian Parker 25 pre-arb 1-0.2 0.2 -0.5
Joe Oliver↔ BOS 35 FA-elig 12-0.2 0.8 -1.1
Henry Rodriguez 33 FA-elig 5-0.2 1.5 -1.8
Brett Jodie↔ SDP 24 – 1-0.3 – –
Brandon Knight 25 – 4-0.4 – –
Clay Bellinger 32 pre-arb 51-0.5 0.2 -1.0
Adrian Hernandez 26 – 6-0.5 – –
Michael Coleman 25 arb 12-0.5 0.2 -1.0
Randy Keisler 25 – 10-0.5 – –
Luis Sojo 36 FA-elig 39-0.6 0.5 -1.4
Gerald Williams↔ TBR 34 FA-elig 38-0.6 1.1 -2.0
Todd Greene 30 – 35-0.8 – –

Key additions (new vs 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Mussina6.9
Sterling Hitchcock0.6
Jay Witasick0.5
Brian Boehringer0.4
Randy Velarde0.3
Enrique Wilson0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Glenallen Hill1.4
Jeff Nelson1.3
David Cone1.0
Denny Neagle0.8
Dwight Gooden0.4
Jason Grimsley0.4

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$116.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Derek Jeter276.000$12.6M$14.6M$15.6M$18.6M$19.6M$20.6M$21.6M
Bernie Williams3210.000$12.4M$12.4M$12.4M$12.4M$12.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens3817.000$10.3M$10.3M$10.1MFREE AGENT$17.4M
Mike Mussina3210.000$10.0M$11.0M$12.0M$16.0M$19.0M$19.0M$11.1M
Mariano Rivera316.000$9.2M$9.4M$10.5M$10.9M$10.5M$10.5M$10.5M
David Justice3512.000$7.8MFREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill3816.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte296.000$7.0M$9.5M$11.5MFREE AGENT$16.0M
Tino Martinez3311.000$6.3MFREE AGENT$2.8M
Chuck Knoblauch3210.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Brosius3410.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock309.000$4.6M$4.9M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Jorge Posada306.000$4.0M$7.0M$8.0M$9.0M$11.0M$12.0M$12.0M
Mike Stanton3412.000$2.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Henry Rodriguez339.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Gerald Williams349.000$1.1M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Oliver3512.000$776kFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde3814.000$508kFREE AGENT
Luis Sojo3611.000$500kFREE AGENT
Todd Williams306.000$320kFREE AGENT
Mark Wohlers3110.000$254kFREE AGENT
Brian Boehringer316.000$151kFREE AGENT
Darren Bragg317.000—FREE AGENT
Robert Perez327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Orlando Hernandez353.000$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramiro Mendoza295.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Jay Witasick285.000$406kFREE AGENT
Enrique Wilson274.000$324kARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Spencer293.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Almánzar274.000$270kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Coleman254.000$204kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella265.000$29kFREE AGENT
Todd Greene305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Alfonso Soriano252.000$630kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Bellinger322.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Choate251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Seabol260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Parker250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donzell McDonald II26–—
Brandon Knight25–—
Ted Lilly252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Johnson220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Keisler25–—
Erick Almonte23–—
Adrian Hernandez260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Jodie24–—
Juan Rivera220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2001; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

RegimeSeasonsWin %Playoff %Pennant %WS %
WINDOW 28152.131.05.01.1
CONTEND 30056.964.719.710.3
FORCED-SPEND 25648.09.81.61.6
REBUILD 32143.31.20.30.3
Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), 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); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.