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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$207M
Surplus $M
-104
Win %
0.580
TAB
+2.0
WAB
+0.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.4
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJorge Posada138
RJosé Molina⇄29
RWil Nieves25

1B

LDoug Mientkiewicz70
RAndy Phillips57
LJason Giambi18
RShelley Duncan9
LJohnny Damon5
BWilson Betemit⇄5
BJorge Posada1
RWil Nieves1

2B

LRobinson Canó159
RAndy Phillips1
BWilson Betemit⇄1

3B

RAlex Rodriguez154
BWilson Betemit⇄26
RAndy Phillips9
RChris Basak3
RAlberto Gonzalez1
LBronson Sardinha1

SS

RDerek Jeter155
RMiguel Cairo⇄16
RAlberto Gonzalez11
BWilson Betemit⇄4
RChris Basak1

LF

LHideki Matsui112
LJohnny Damon32
BMelky Cabrera18
RShelley Duncan4
LBronson Sardinha1
BWilson Betemit⇄1

CF

BMelky Cabrera131
LJohnny Damon48

RF

LBobby Abreu157
RShelley Duncan8
BMelky Cabrera5
LBronson Sardinha4
LJohnny Damon1

DH

LJason Giambi56
LJohnny Damon48
RJosh Phelps⇄36
LHideki Matsui32
RShelley Duncan14
BJorge Posada5
RAlex Rodriguez4
RMiguel Cairo⇄3
RKevin Thompson⇄3
LBobby Abreu1

Starters

LAndy Pettitte4.0 WAR
RChien-Ming Wang3.7 WAR
RMike Mussina2.7 WAR
RRoger Clemens1.6 WAR
RPhil Hughes1.0 WAR
RIan Kennedy0.4 WAR
RCarl Pavano0.2 WAR
RMatt DeSalvo0.1 WAR
RDarrell Rasner0.0 WAR
RTyler Clippard-0.0 WAR
LKei Igawa-0.3 WAR
RJeff Karstens-0.4 WAR
LChase Wright-0.4 WAR
LSean Henn-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera30 sv
RKyle Farnsworth15 h
RLuis Vizcaino13 h
RBrian Bruney6 h
LRon Villone4 h
LSean Henn2 h
RScott Proctor⇄0 h
LMike Myers⇄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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Andy Pettitte4.0
Roger Clemens1.6
Phil Hughes1.0
Doug Mientkiewicz0.9
Joba Chamberlain0.8
Shelley Duncan0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Randy Johnson3.2
Jaret Wright2.4
Aaron Guiel0.3
Gary Sheffield0.3
Matt Smith0.1
Sidney Ponson0.1

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Alex Rodriguez 2007 +9.6 +109.5 22.7 +86.8 $2.4M 1.43× –
Chien-Ming Wang 2007 +3.7 +64.7 0.5 +64.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Andy Pettitte 2007 +4.0 +70.0 16.0 +54.0 $4.0M 2.19× –
Jorge Posada 2007 +5.6 +57.8 12.0 +45.8 $2.1M 1.28× –
Robinson Canó 2007 +4.7 +45.7 0.5 +45.2 $0.1M 1.20× –
Mike Mussina 2007 +2.7 +41.7 11.1 +30.6 $4.2M 1.96× –
Bobby Abreu 2007 +3.4 +42.9 15.0 +27.9 $4.5M 1.60× –
Hideki Matsui 2007 +2.9 +37.3 13.0 +24.3 $4.5M 1.60× –
Mariano Rivera 2007 +2.0 +31.7 10.5 +21.2 $5.2M 1.95× –
Derek Jeter 2007 +3.6 +38.3 21.6 +16.7 $5.9M 1.32× –
Johnny Damon 2007 +2.4 +22.9 13.0 +9.9 $5.5M 1.22× –
Phil Hughes 2007 +1.0 +8.5 0.4 +8.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Joba Chamberlain 2007 +0.8 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Melky Cabrera 2007 +0.5 +3.6 0.4 +3.2 $0.8M 0.83× –
Doug Mientkiewicz 2007 +0.9 +3.8 1.5 +2.3 $1.8M 0.56× –
Roger Clemens 2007 +1.6 +18.6 17.4 +1.2 $11.1M 1.49× –
José Molina↔ 2007 +0.4 +1.7 0.6 +1.1 $1.4M 0.52× –
Jose Veras 2007 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.1M 0.67× –
Darrell Rasner 2007 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $20.4M 1.02× –
Miguel Cairo↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 – 0.61× –
Mike Myers↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.3 1.0 -0.7 $19.4M 0.67× –
Tyler Clippard 2007 -0.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 1.02× –
Wilson Betemit↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.58× –
Luis Vizcaino 2007 +0.3 +1.4 3.0 -1.6 $11.6M 0.67× –
Brian Bruney 2007 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Josh Phelps↔ 2007 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.69× –
Jeff Karstens 2007 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Scott Proctor↔ 2007 -0.5 -2.8 0.3 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Sean Henn 2007 -0.5 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Wil Nieves 2007 -0.6 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 – 0.52× –
Kei Igawa 2007 -0.3 -2.4 4.0 -6.4 – 1.02× –
Kyle Farnsworth 2007 -0.2 -1.2 5.7 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Carl Pavano 2007 +0.2 +1.7 10.0 -8.3 $47.4M 1.02× –
Jason Giambi 2007 +0.7 +3.6 23.4 -19.8 $36.0M 0.69× –
Alberto Gonzalez 2007 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.61× –
Andy Phillips 2007 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Bronson Sardinha 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Chase Wright 2007 -0.4 -3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Basak 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Chris Britton 2007 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Colter Bean 2007 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Edwar Ramirez 2007 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ian Kennedy 2007 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Brower 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Thompson↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.69× –
Matt DeSalvo 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Ron Villone 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Ross Ohlendorf 2007 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Shelley Duncan 2007 +0.7 +3.6 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+47.7+590.7207.6+386.0—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2007 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$45.6M
Randy Johnson
NYY · Brian Cashman −$45.6M
Luis Vizcaíno, Ross Ohlendorf, Alberto González, Steven Jackson
ARI came out ahead by $45.6M
2007 · WSN / NYY
WSN · Jim Bowden +$32.0M
Tyler Clippard
NYY · Brian Cashman −$32.0M
Jonathan Albaladejo
WSN came out ahead by $32.0M
2007 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Ned Colletti +$1.6M
Scott Proctor
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Wilson Betemit
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · NYY / ANA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$20.8M
José Molina
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$20.8M
Jeff Kennard
NYY came out ahead by $20.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$207.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Jason Giambi3612.000$23.4M$23.4MFREE AGENT
Alex Rodriguez3113.000$22.7M$28.0M$33.0M$33.0M$32.0M$29.0M$28.0M
Derek Jeter3312.000$21.6M$21.6M$21.6M$22.6M$14.7M$16.0M$17.0M
Roger Clemens4423.000$17.4MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte3512.000$16.0M$16.0M$5.5M$11.8MFREE AGENT$2.5M$12.0M
Bobby Abreu3311.000$15.0M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Johnny Damon3312.000$13.0M$13.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Jorge Posada3612.000$12.0M$13.1M$13.1M$13.1M$13.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Mussina3816.000$11.1M$11.1MFREE AGENT
Mariano Rivera3712.000$10.5M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0M$14.9M$15.0M$10.0M
Carl Pavano319.000$10.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Kyle Farnsworth318.000$5.7M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Luis Vizcaino328.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Doug Mientkiewicz339.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Myers3812.000$955kFREE AGENT
José Molina328.000$567k$1.9M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo3311.000$494kFREE AGENT
Josh Phelps297.000$230kFREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit256.000$124k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Ron Villone3712.000—FREE AGENT
Jim Brower348.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Hideki Matsui334.000$13.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bruney253.000$396kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Nieves295.000$382kFREE AGENT
Scott Proctor303.000$286kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Phillips303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Kei Igawa270.000$4.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Canó242.000$491kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chien-Ming Wang272.000$490kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera222.000$432kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Karstens241.000$389kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrell Rasner262.000$385kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Veras261.000$382kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Henn262.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Hughes210.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard220.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joba Chamberlain210.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colter Bean30–—
Chris Basak28–—
Bronson Sardinha24–—
Chase Wright24–—
Matt DeSalvo26–—
Ian Kennedy220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Thompson27–—
Shelley Duncan270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Ohlendorf240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Britton24–—
Edwar Ramirez260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Gonzalez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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