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2003101–61 (0.623)Lost World Series
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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$145M
Surplus $M
-48
Win %
0.623
TAB
+11.8
WAB
+9.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
55.1
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJorge Posada137
RJohn Flaherty40
RMichel Hernandez5

1B

LJason Giambi85
LNick Johnson60
RTodd Zeile⇄23
BFernando Seguignol3
RLuis Sojo1

2B

RAlfonso Soriano155
BEnrique Wilson10
RLuis Sojo1
LRobin Ventura⇄1

3B

RAaron Boone⇄54
BEnrique Wilson17
RDrew Henson3

SS

RDerek Jeter118
BEnrique Wilson33
RErick Almonte31

LF

LHideki Matsui118
RJuan Rivera34
BRuben Sierra⇄20
LKarim Garcia⇄9
RBubba Trammell3
LDavid Dellucci⇄2
LCurtis Pride1

CF

BBernie Williams115
LHideki Matsui46
RCharles Gipson8
LKarim Garcia⇄7
LDavid Dellucci⇄3
BChris Latham1

RF

LKarim Garcia⇄36
RJuan Rivera22
LDavid Dellucci⇄17
BRuben Sierra⇄12
LCurtis Pride2
BChris Latham1

DH

LJason Giambi69
BRuben Sierra⇄32
LNick Johnson30
RBubba Trammell12
RTodd Zeile⇄7
BBernie Williams3
BJorge Posada2
LHideki Matsui2
LRobin Ventura⇄1
RRaúl Mondesi⇄1

Starters

RMike Mussina6.1 WAR
LAndy Pettitte5.1 WAR
RRoger Clemens4.5 WAR
LDavid Wells3.8 WAR
RJeff Weaver2.2 WAR
RJose Contreras1.7 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock⇄0.3 WAR
RJorge DePaula0.3 WAR
LBrandon Claussen0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera40 sv
LChris Hammond17 h
RJeff Nelson⇄14 h
RAntonio Osuna9 h
LSterling Hitchcock⇄0 h
RJuan Acevedo⇄0 h
RJason Anderson⇄0 h
LJesse Orosco⇄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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Jose Contreras1.7
Chris Hammond1.3
Antonio Osuna0.8
Aaron Boone0.6
John Flaherty0.4
Jeff Nelson0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Orlando Hernandez3.1
Ramiro Mendoza1.3
Mike Stanton1.2
Ted Lilly1.1
Steve Karsay1.1
Shane Spencer0.6

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Mussina 2003 +6.1 +121.7 12.0 +109.7 $2.0M 2.50× –
Andy Pettitte 2003 +5.1 +102.2 11.5 +90.7 $2.3M 2.50× –
Roger Clemens 2003 +4.5 +78.9 10.1 +68.8 $2.2M 2.19× –
David Wells 2003 +3.8 +66.6 3.2 +63.3 $0.9M 2.19× –
Alfonso Soriano 2003 +5.1 +56.4 0.8 +55.6 $0.2M 1.38× –
Jorge Posada 2003 +6.0 +61.9 8.0 +53.9 $1.3M 1.28× –
Jason Giambi 2003 +5.0 +47.7 11.4 +36.3 $2.3M 1.20× –
Mariano Rivera 2003 +2.5 +38.3 10.5 +27.8 $4.3M 1.95× –
Derek Jeter 2003 +4.1 +43.3 15.6 +27.7 $3.8M 1.32× –
Jeff Weaver 2003 +2.2 +26.5 4.2 +22.4 $1.9M 1.49× –
Nick Johnson 2003 +2.3 +15.1 0.4 +14.7 $0.2M 0.81× –
Jose Contreras 2003 +1.7 +19.6 5.5 +14.1 $3.3M 1.49× –
Raul Mondesi↔ 2003 +2.4 +19.1 8.9 +10.2 $3.8M 1.01× –
Chris Hammond 2003 +1.3 +7.0 2.2 +4.8 $1.7M 0.67× –
Robin Ventura↔ 2003 +1.4 +6.2 3.2 +2.9 $2.3M 0.56× –
Jeff Nelson↔ 2003 +0.3 +3.7 1.4 +2.3 $3.9M 1.34× –
Antonio Osuna 2003 +0.8 +4.2 2.4 +1.8 $3.1M 0.67× –
Aaron Boone↔ 2003 +0.6 +2.6 1.2 +1.3 $2.3M 0.58× –
Ruben Sierra↔ 2003 +0.3 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.2M 0.69× –
John Flaherty 2003 +0.4 +1.5 0.8 +0.8 $2.0M 0.52× –
Armando Benitez↔ 2003 +0.3 +1.4 0.9 +0.5 $3.4M 0.67× –
Chris Latham 2003 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $4.4M 0.83× –
Jesse Orosco↔ 2003 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Gabe White↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.2 0.9 -0.6 $20.9M 0.67× –
Bret Prinz↔ 2003 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Karim Garcia↔ 2003 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Jason Anderson↔ 2003 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Dan Miceli↔ 2003 -0.3 -1.6 0.0 -1.7 – 0.67× –
David Dellucci↔ 2003 -0.2 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Juan Acevedo↔ 2003 -0.2 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Todd Zeile↔ 2003 -0.3 -1.3 1.0 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Sterling Hitchcock↔ 2003 +0.3 +1.8 4.6 -2.8 $13.6M 0.67× –
Enrique Wilson 2003 -0.6 -2.7 0.7 -3.4 – 0.61× –
Bubba Trammell 2003 -0.2 -1.0 2.5 -3.5 – 0.69× –
Hideki Matsui 2003 +0.2 +1.4 6.0 -4.6 $27.9M 0.83× –
Bernie Williams 2003 -0.0 -0.0 12.4 -12.4 – 0.83× –
Felix Heredia↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $13.2M 1.34× –
Al Reyes 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Claussen 2003 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Charles Gipson 2003 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Curtis Pride 2003 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Drew Henson 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Erick Almonte 2003 -0.5 -2.3 – – – 0.61× –
Fernando Seguignol 2003 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jorge De Paula 2003 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Rivera 2003 +0.9 +5.8 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Sojo 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Michel Hernandez 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Randy Choate 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+55.0+722.1145.2+572.5—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2003 · WSN / NYY
WSN · Omar Minaya +$103.2M
Nick Johnson, Juan Rivera, Randy Choate
NYY · Brian Cashman −$103.2M
Javier Vázquez
WSN came out ahead by $103.2M
2003 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Rondell White
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Bubba Trammell, Mark Phillips#84
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · NYY / ARI
NYY · Brian Cashman +$20.0M
David Dellucci, Bret Prinz, Jon-Mark Sprowl
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$20.0M
Raúl Mondesí
NYY came out ahead by $20.0M
2003 · NYY / STL
NYY · Brian Cashman +$16.0M
Justin Pope, Ben Julianel
STL · Walt Jocketty −$16.0M
Sterling Hitchcock
NYY came out ahead by $16.0M
2003 · CIN / NYY
CIN · Jim Bowden +$18.4M
Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning
NYY · Brian Cashman −$18.4M
Aaron Boone
CIN came out ahead by $18.4M
2003 · NYY / OAK
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Eduardo Sierra, J.T. Stotts
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Chris Hammond
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2003 · NYY / MIN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M
Juan Padilla
MIN · Terry Ryan −$0.8M
Jesse Orosco
NYY came out ahead by $0.8M
2003 · TEX / NYY
TEX · John Hart +$8.8M
Marcus Thames
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.8M
Rubén Sierra
TEX came out ahead by $8.8M
2003 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$8.0M
Jeff Nelson
SEA · Pat Gillick −$8.0M
Armando Benítez
NYY came out ahead by $8.0M
2003 · CHW / NYY
CHW · Kenny Williams +$4.8M
Orlando Hernández
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Antonio Osuna, Eddi Candelario
CHW came out ahead by $4.8M
2003 · NYY / LAD
NYY · Brian Cashman +$3.2M
Bubba Crosby, Scott Proctor
LAD · Dan Evans −$3.2M
Robin Ventura
NYY came out ahead by $3.2M
2003 · NYM / NYY
NYM · Jim Duquette +$12.0M
Jason Anderson, Ryan Bicondoa, Anderson García
NYY · Brian Cashman −$12.0M
Armando Benítez
NYM came out ahead by $12.0M
2003 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Dan Evans +$88.0M
Jeff Weaver, Brandon Weeden, Yhency Brazobán
NYY · Brian Cashman −$88.0M
Kevin Brown
LAD came out ahead by $88.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$145.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Derek Jeter298.000$15.6M$18.6M$19.6M$20.6M$21.6M$21.6M$21.6M
Bernie Williams3412.000$12.4M$12.4M$12.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Mussina3412.000$12.0M$16.0M$19.0M$19.0M$11.1M$11.1MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte318.000$11.5MFREE AGENT$16.0M$16.0M$5.5M
Jason Giambi328.000$11.4M$12.4M$13.4M$20.4M$23.4M$23.4MFREE AGENT
Mariano Rivera338.000$10.5M$10.9M$10.5M$10.5M$10.5M$15.0M$15.0M
Roger Clemens4019.000$10.1MFREE AGENT$17.4M
Raul Mondesi3210.000$8.9MFREE AGENT
Jorge Posada328.000$8.0M$9.0M$11.0M$12.0M$12.0M$13.1M$13.1M
Sterling Hitchcock3211.000$4.6MFREE AGENT
David Wells4016.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Robin Ventura3514.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Bubba Trammell316.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Antonio Osuna308.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Chris Hammond3713.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Nelson3611.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Aaron Boone306.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Todd Zeile3714.000$990kFREE AGENT
Armando Benitez309.000$905kFREE AGENT
Gabe White319.000$865k$1.2MFREE AGENT
John Flaherty3511.000$750k$775k$800kFREE AGENT
Enrique Wilson296.000$700k$700kFREE AGENT
Karim Garcia278.000$616kFREE AGENT
Juan Acevedo338.000$577kFREE AGENT
Chris Latham306.000$400kFREE AGENT
Ruben Sierra3717.000$357k$1.0M$1.5MFREE AGENT
David Dellucci296.000$208kFREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco4624.000$185kFREE AGENT
Felix Heredia287.000$104k$1.8MFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli3210.000$43kFREE AGENT
Curtis Pride3410.000—FREE AGENT
Al Reyes338.000—FREE AGENT
Luis Sojo3813.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Jeff Weaver264.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfonso Soriano274.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Gipson305.000—FREE AGENT
Fernando Seguignol285.000—FREE AGENT
Randy Choate273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Hideki Matsui290.000$6.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Contreras310.000$5.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Johnson242.000$364kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Anderson240.000$236kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bret Prinz262.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michel Hernandez24–—
Erick Almonte250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Rivera242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Claussen240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Henson23–—
Jorge De Paula240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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