Yankees — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$208M

Surplus $M

-149

Win %

0.586

TAB

-14.4

WAB

-0.4

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

32.6

Dead money %

23%

Depth Players

9.0

Dead WAR

-10.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJorge Posada133

RJohn Flaherty45

RWil Nieves3

1B

LTino Martinez122

LJason Giambi78

RAndy Phillips19

RRuss Johnson7

RFelix Escalona1

RJohn Flaherty1

2B

LRobinson Canó131

LTony Womack24

RRey Sanchez9

BMark Bellhorn⇄8

RFelix Escalona1

RRuss Johnson1

3B

RAlex Rodriguez161

RRuss Johnson8

RFelix Escalona3

RAndy Phillips1

BMark Bellhorn⇄1

RRey Sanchez1

SS

RDerek Jeter157

RRey Sanchez10

RFelix Escalona5

RAlex Rodriguez3

BMark Bellhorn⇄1

LF

LHideki Matsui115

LTony Womack40

BRuben Sierra8

LMatt Lawton III⇄4

LBubba Crosby4

RAndy Phillips1

LKevin Reese1

CF

BBernie Williams112

LBubba Crosby41

LHideki Matsui28

LTony Womack22

BMelky Cabrera6

LKevin Reese1

RF

RGary Sheffield131

LBubba Crosby23

LMatt Lawton III⇄17

BRuben Sierra10

LHideki Matsui4

LTony Womack4

RRuss Johnson3

RMike Vento2

DH

LJason Giambi59

BRuben Sierra28

RGary Sheffield23

BBernie Williams23

LHideki Matsui19

LTony Womack11

RAndy Phillips6

BJorge Posada3

LBubba Crosby2

RRuss Johnson2

RAlex Rodriguez1

RDerek Jeter1

RRey Sanchez1

Starters

LRandy Johnson4.0 WAR

RMike Mussina2.5 WAR

RKevin Brown1.5 WAR

RChien-Ming Wang1.4 WAR

RAaron Small1.3 WAR

RShawn Chacon⇄1.0 WAR

LAl Leiter⇄0.6 WAR

RCarl Pavano0.5 WAR

RJaret Wright0.1 WAR

RTim Redding⇄-0.0 WAR

RTanyon Sturtze-0.2 WAR

RScott Proctor-0.3 WAR

LDarrell May⇄-0.4 WAR

LSean Henn-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera43 sv

RTom Gordon33 h

RTanyon Sturtze16 h

LAlan Embree⇄10 h

RFelix Rodriguez3 h

RScott Proctor0 h

LMike Stanton⇄0 h

LBuddy Groom⇄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 2004)

Player	fWAR
Randy Johnson	4.0
Chien-Ming Wang	1.4
Aaron Small	1.3
Shawn Chacon	1.0
Al Leiter	0.6
Carl Pavano	0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player	2004 fWAR
Jon Lieber	3.6
Javier Vazquez	2.1
Orlando Hernandez	1.7
Miguel Cairo	0.5
John Olerud	0.4
Brad Halsey	0.4

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Alex Rodriguez	2005	+9.1	+103.8	26.0	+77.8	$2.9M	1.43×	–
Randy Johnson	2005	+4.0	+69.5	16.0	+53.5	$4.0M	2.19×	–
Mariano Rivera	2005	+2.9	+59.0	10.5	+48.5	$3.7M	2.57×	–
Jason Giambi	2005	+4.2	+40.2	13.4	+26.8	$3.2M	1.20×	–
Derek Jeter	2005	+4.4	+46.2	19.6	+26.6	$4.5M	1.32×	–
Mike Mussina	2005	+2.5	+39.8	19.0	+20.8	$7.5M	1.96×	–
Hideki Matsui	2005	+2.5	+23.9	8.0	+15.9	$3.3M	1.22×	–
Jorge Posada	2005	+3.3	+26.4	11.0	+15.4	$3.3M	1.00×	–
Gary Sheffield	2005	+2.4	+23.6	13.0	+10.6	$5.4M	1.22×	–
Shawn Chacon↔	2005	+1.0	+7.8	1.2	+6.6	$1.3M	1.02×	–
Tom Gordon	2005	+0.9	+9.2	3.8	+5.5	$4.3M	1.34×	–
Kevin Brown	2005	+1.5	+17.9	15.7	+2.2	$10.4M	1.49×	–
Al Leiter↔	2005	+0.6	+5.2	3.4	+1.8	$5.3M	1.02×	–
Mark Bellhorn↔	2005	-0.0	-0.1	0.3	-0.3	–	0.56×	–
Tim Redding↔	2005	-0.0	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	–	1.02×	–
Wil Nieves	2005	-0.1	-0.4	0.3	-0.7	–	0.52×	–
Alan Embree↔	2005	+0.0	+0.3	1.1	-0.8	$21.7M	0.67×	–
Bubba Crosby	2005	-0.1	-0.6	0.3	-0.9	–	0.83×	–
Mike Stanton↔	2005	+0.1	+0.7	1.9	-1.2	$14.7M	0.67×	–
Steve Karsay↔	2005	+0.1	+0.4	1.8	-1.4	$22.9M	0.67×	–
Andy Phillips	2005	-0.3	-1.4	0.3	-1.7	–	0.56×	–
Rey Sanchez	2005	-0.2	-1.1	0.6	-1.7	–	0.61×	–
Tino Martinez	2005	+0.2	+0.9	2.8	-1.8	$13.6M	0.56×	–
Paul Quantrill↔	2005	-0.2	-1.1	1.3	-2.5	–	0.67×	–
Tanyon Sturtze	2005	-0.2	-1.8	0.8	-2.7	–	1.34×	–
Darrell May↔	2005	-0.4	-2.9	0.3	-3.2	–	1.02×	–
Felix Rodriguez	2005	-0.0	-0.1	3.1	-3.2	–	0.67×	–
Jaret Wright	2005	+0.1	+0.9	5.7	-4.8	$52.9M	1.02×	–
Carl Pavano	2005	+0.5	+4.0	9.0	-5.0	$18.5M	1.02×	–
John Flaherty	2005	-1.0	-4.4	0.8	-5.2	–	0.52×	–
Matt Lawton III↔	2005	-0.7	-5.0	1.2	-6.1	–	0.83×	–
Ruben Sierra	2005	-0.9	-5.2	1.5	-6.7	–	0.69×	–
Tony Womack	2005	-2.3	-15.5	2.0	-17.5	–	0.83×	–
Bernie Williams	2005	-2.3	-15.4	12.4	-27.7	–	0.83×	–
Aaron Small	2005	+1.3	+10.8	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Alex Graman	2005	-0.1	-0.7	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Buddy Groom↔	2005	-0.1	-0.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Chien-Ming Wang	2005	+1.4	+11.1	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Colter Bean	2005	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Felix Escalona	2005	+0.3	+1.4	–	–	–	0.61×	–
Jason Anderson	2005	-0.1	-0.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Jorge De Paula	2005	-0.1	-0.5	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Kevin Reese	2005	-0.1	-0.5	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Melky Cabrera	2005	-0.5	-3.5	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Mike Vento	2005	-0.1	-0.5	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Ramiro Mendoza	2005	-0.1	-0.5	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Robinson Canó	2005	+0.2	+0.7	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Russ Johnson	2005	-0.1	-0.4	–	–	–	0.58×	–
Scott Proctor	2005	-0.3	-1.5	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Sean Henn	2005	-0.4	-3.0	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Wayne Franklin	2005	+0.0	+0.1	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Total	—	+32.8	+436.6	208.2	+216.5	—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2005 · SDP / NYY

SDP · Kevin Towers +$6.4M

Paul Quantrill

NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M

Darrell May, Tim Redding

SDP came out ahead by $6.4M

2005 · NYY / CIN

NYY · Brian Cashman +$4.0M

Kevin Howard, Ben Himes

CIN · Dan O'Brien −$4.0M

Tony Womack

NYY came out ahead by $4.0M

2005 · COL / NYY

COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$12.0M

Ramón Ramírez, Eduardo Sierra

NYY · Brian Cashman −$12.0M

Shawn Chacón

COL came out ahead by $12.0M

2005 · ANA / NYY

ANA · Bill Stoneman +$4.8M

Bret Prinz

NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M

Wil Nieves

ANA came out ahead by $4.8M

2005 · MIA / NYY

MIA · Larry Beinfest +$6.4M

Ben Julianel

NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M

Ron Villone

MIA came out ahead by $6.4M

2005 · CHC / NYY

CHC · Jim Hendry +$16.8M

Justin Berg

NYY · Brian Cashman −$16.8M

Matt Lawton

CHC came out ahead by $16.8M

2005 · ARI / NYY

ARI · Bob Gebhard +$8.8M

Javier Vázquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro

NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.8M

Randy Johnson

ARI came out ahead by $8.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll

$208.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (32)

Player	Age	Svc	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Alex Rodriguez	29	11.000	$26.0M	$21.7M	$22.7M	$28.0M	$33.0M	$33.0M	$32.0M
Derek Jeter	31	10.000	$19.6M	$20.6M	$21.6M	$21.6M	$21.6M	$22.6M	$14.7M
Mike Mussina	36	14.000	$19.0M	$19.0M	$11.1M	$11.1M	FREE AGENT
Randy Johnson	41	17.000	$16.0M	$15.7M	FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown	40	19.000	$15.7M	FREE AGENT
Jason Giambi	34	10.000	$13.4M	$20.4M	$23.4M	$23.4M	FREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield	36	17.000	$13.0M	$10.8M	FREE AGENT
Bernie Williams	36	14.000	$12.4M	$1.5M	FREE AGENT
Jorge Posada	34	10.000	$11.0M	$12.0M	$12.0M	$13.1M	$13.1M	$13.1M	$13.1M
Mariano Rivera	35	10.000	$10.5M	$10.5M	$10.5M	$15.0M	$15.0M	$15.0M	$14.9M
Carl Pavano	29	7.000	$9.0M	FREE AGENT	$10.0M	$11.0M
Jaret Wright	29	8.000	$5.7M	$7.7M	FREE AGENT
Tom Gordon	37	17.000	$3.8M	FREE AGENT
Al Leiter	39	18.000	$3.4M	FREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez	32	10.000	$3.1M	FREE AGENT
Tino Martinez	37	15.000	$2.8M	FREE AGENT
Tony Womack	35	12.000	$2.0M	FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton	38	16.000	$1.9M	FREE AGENT
Steve Karsay	33	12.000	$1.8M	FREE AGENT
Ruben Sierra	39	19.000	$1.5M	FREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill	36	13.000	$1.3M	FREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III	33	10.000	$1.2M	FREE AGENT
Alan Embree	35	13.000	$1.1M	FREE AGENT
Tanyon Sturtze	34	10.000	$850k	$1.5M	FREE AGENT
John Flaherty	37	13.000	$800k	FREE AGENT
Rey Sanchez	37	14.000	$600k	FREE AGENT
Darrell May	33	10.000	$269k	FREE AGENT
Mark Bellhorn	30	8.000	$263k	FREE AGENT
Buddy Groom	39	13.000	—	FREE AGENT
Russ Johnson	32	8.000	—	FREE AGENT
Ramiro Mendoza	33	9.000	—	FREE AGENT
Aaron Small	33	11.000	—	$1.2M	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Player	Age	Svc	2005	2006	2007	2008
Shawn Chacon	27	4.000	$1.2M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Wil Nieves	27	3.000	$316k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tim Redding	27	4.000	$75k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Wayne Franklin	31	5.000	—	FREE AGENT
Felix Escalona	26	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

Player	Age	Svc	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Hideki Matsui	31	2.000	$8.0M	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Bubba Crosby	28	2.000	$323k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Andy Phillips	28	1.000	$317k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Alex Graman	27	–	—
Chien-Ming Wang	25	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jason Anderson	26	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jorge De Paula	26	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Robinson Canó	22	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Scott Proctor	28	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Sean Henn	24	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Vento	27	–	—
Colter Bean	28	–	—
Kevin Reese	27	–	—
Melky Cabrera	20	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2004)

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (32)

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Pre-arbitration (14)

Graphs

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

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Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2004)

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (32)

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Pre-arbitration (14)

Graphs

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

Offense

Pitching & Defense