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2002103–58 (0.640)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$132M
Surplus $M
-35
Win %
0.640
TAB
+13.9
WAB
+12.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
56.1
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJorge Posada138
RChris Widger21
RAlberto Castillo14

1B

LJason Giambi92
LNick Johnson78
RRon Coomer11
LJohn Vander Wal6
LRobin Ventura5

2B

RAlfonso Soriano155
BEnrique Wilson7

3B

LRobin Ventura137
RRon Coomer26
BEnrique Wilson26
RAlex Arias4
RDrew Henson3

SS

RDerek Jeter156
BEnrique Wilson14
RAlex Arias1

LF

RRondell White113
RShane Spencer40
RJuan Rivera15
LJohn Vander Wal8
RGerald Williams7
RMarcus Thames3
LNick Johnson2

CF

BBernie Williams147
RGerald Williams6
RRaúl Mondesi⇄5
RRondell White1

RF

RRaúl Mondesi⇄59
RShane Spencer55
LJohn Vander Wal49
RGerald Williams17
RJuan Rivera15
RMarcus Thames4
BEnrique Wilson1

DH

LJason Giambi63
LNick Johnson49
LJohn Vander Wal9
RRondell White9
RRon Coomer8
RRaúl Mondesi⇄7
BBernie Williams6
BJorge Posada5
RDerek Jeter1
RShane Spencer1

Starters

RMike Mussina4.7 WAR
LDavid Wells4.4 WAR
RRoger Clemens4.4 WAR
LAndy Pettitte3.9 WAR
ROrlando Hernandez3.1 WAR
LTed Lilly⇄1.1 WAR
RJeff Weaver⇄1.0 WAR
RMike Thurman0.4 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock0.4 WAR
RAdrian Hernandez-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera28 sv
LMike Stanton17 h
RSteve Karsay14 h
RRamiro Mendoza12 h
LSterling Hitchcock0 h
LRandy Choate0 h
RMike Thurman0 h
RBrandon Knight0 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Jason Giambi6.6
David Wells4.4
Robin Ventura3.7
Steve Karsay1.1
Jeff Weaver1.0
Mike Thurman0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Scott Brosius2.2
Tino Martinez2.1
Chuck Knoblauch0.7
Paul O'Neill0.6
David Justice0.6
Jay Witasick0.5

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
David Wells 2002 +4.4 +77.8 2.2 +75.6 $0.5M 2.19× –
Mike Mussina 2002 +4.7 +82.9 11.0 +71.9 $2.3M 2.19× –
Roger Clemens 2002 +4.4 +77.8 10.3 +67.5 $2.3M 2.19× –
Jason Giambi 2002 +6.6 +71.9 10.4 +61.5 $1.6M 1.37× –
Alfonso Soriano 2002 +5.6 +61.9 0.6 +61.2 $0.1M 1.38× –
Andy Pettitte 2002 +3.9 +68.7 9.5 +59.2 $2.4M 2.19× –
Bernie Williams 2002 +4.9 +70.3 12.4 +57.9 $2.5M 1.79× –
Derek Jeter 2002 +5.2 +63.0 14.6 +48.4 $2.8M 1.51× –
Orlando Hernandez 2002 +3.1 +48.8 3.2 +45.6 $1.0M 1.96× –
Robin Ventura 2002 +3.7 +36.7 8.5 +28.2 $2.3M 1.25× –
Jorge Posada 2002 +3.8 +33.9 7.0 +26.9 $1.9M 1.12× –
Ramiro Mendoza 2002 +1.3 +13.9 2.6 +11.3 $2.0M 1.34× –
Mike Stanton 2002 +1.2 +12.3 2.5 +9.8 $2.2M 1.34× –
Ted Lilly↔ 2002 +1.1 +8.8 0.2 +8.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Steve Karsay 2002 +1.1 +11.6 4.0 +7.6 $3.7M 1.34× –
Jeff Weaver↔ 2002 +1.0 +8.3 1.1 +7.2 $1.1M 1.02× –
Mariano Rivera 2002 +1.4 +15.0 9.4 +5.5 $6.7M 1.34× –
Shane Spencer 2002 +0.6 +4.2 0.9 +3.3 $1.4M 0.83× –
Nick Johnson 2002 +0.6 +2.8 0.2 +2.6 $0.3M 0.56× –
Randy Choate 2002 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jay Tessmer 2002 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
John Vander Wal 2002 +0.2 +1.3 1.9 -0.5 $9.3M 0.83× –
Alberto Castillo 2002 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Sterling Hitchcock 2002 +0.4 +2.0 4.9 -2.9 $13.1M 0.67× –
Ron Coomer 2002 -0.8 -3.6 0.8 -4.4 – 0.58× –
Enrique Wilson 2002 -0.9 -4.0 0.7 -4.7 – 0.58× –
Gerald Williams 2002 -0.4 -2.7 2.0 -4.7 – 0.83× –
Raul Mondesi↔ 2002 +0.1 +0.6 5.3 -4.8 $62.8M 0.83× –
Rondell White 2002 -0.6 -4.1 4.5 -8.6 – 0.83× –
Adrian Hernandez 2002 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Alex Arias 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Brandon Knight 2002 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Widger 2002 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Drew Henson 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Juan Rivera 2002 -0.7 -4.4 – – – 0.83× –
Karim Garcia↔ 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Marcus Thames 2002 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Thurman 2002 +0.4 +2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+56.1+755.5131.8+627.2—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2002 · DET / NYY / OAK
DET · Randy Smith +$93.6M
Carlos Peña, Franklyn Germán, Jeremy Bonderman
NYY · Brian Cashman −$13.6M
Jeff Weaver
OAK · Billy Beane −$80.0M
Ted Lilly, Jason Arnold, John-Ford Griffin
DET came out ahead by $93.6M 3-team
2002 · TOR / NYY
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$42.4M
Scott Wiggins
NYY · Brian Cashman −$42.4M
Raúl Mondesí
TOR came out ahead by $42.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$131.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Derek Jeter287.000$14.6M$15.6M$18.6M$19.6M$20.6M$21.6M$21.6M
Bernie Williams3311.000$12.4M$12.4M$12.4M$12.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Mussina3311.000$11.0M$12.0M$16.0M$19.0M$19.0M$11.1M$11.1M
Jason Giambi317.000$10.4M$11.4M$12.4M$13.4M$20.4M$23.4M$23.4M
Roger Clemens3918.000$10.3M$10.1MFREE AGENT$17.4M
Andy Pettitte307.000$9.5M$11.5MFREE AGENT$16.0M$16.0M
Mariano Rivera327.000$9.4M$10.5M$10.9M$10.5M$10.5M$10.5M$15.0M
Robin Ventura3413.000$8.5M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Jorge Posada317.000$7.0M$8.0M$9.0M$11.0M$12.0M$12.0M$13.1M
Raul Mondesi319.000$5.3M$8.9MFREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock3110.000$4.9M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Rondell White309.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Karsay309.000$4.0MFREE AGENT$6.0M$4.2M
Ramiro Mendoza306.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Stanton3513.000$2.5MFREE AGENT$2.0M
David Wells3915.000$2.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Gerald Williams3510.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
John Vander Wal3611.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Ron Coomer357.000$750kFREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo327.000$650kFREE AGENT
Alex Arias3410.000—FREE AGENT
Karim Garcia267.000—$616kFREE AGENT
Chris Widger317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Orlando Hernandez364.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Weaver253.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Spencer304.000$885kARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Wilson285.000$720kFREE AGENT
Alfonso Soriano263.000$630kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Tessmer304.000$210kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ted Lilly263.000$172kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Thurman285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Randy Choate262.000$223kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Johnson231.000$221kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Knight26–—
Adrian Hernandez271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Rivera231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Thames250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Henson22–—

Graphs

How each 2002 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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