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2009103–59 (0.636)★ 2009 World Series Champions
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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$208M
Surplus $M
-79
Win %
0.636
TAB
+9.2
WAB
+10.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
53.4
Dead money %
12%
Depth Players
13.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJorge Posada100
RJosé Molina49
RFrancisco Cervelli40
RKevin Cash10

1B

BMark Teixeira152
BNick Swisher20
LJuan Miranda8
RJosé Molina3
BJorge Posada2
RCody Ransom1

2B

LRobinson Canó161
BRamiro Pena8
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄4
RCody Ransom1

3B

RAlex Rodriguez116
BRamiro Pena27
RCody Ransom23
RAngel Berroa⇄16
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄15
LEric Hinske⇄9
RJosé Molina1

SS

RDerek Jeter150
BRamiro Pena34
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄13
RCody Ransom3

LF

LJohnny Damon132
BMelky Cabrera40
BNick Swisher8
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄6
BFreddy Guzman5
LEric Hinske⇄1

CF

BMelky Cabrera103
LBrett Gardner99
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄2

RF

BNick Swisher130
BMelky Cabrera48
LEric Hinske⇄25
RShelley Duncan8
RXavier Nady6
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄4
BFreddy Guzman3

DH

LHideki Matsui118
RAlex Rodriguez9
BJorge Posada9
BMark Teixeira5
RDerek Jeter5
LJohnny Damon4
LEric Hinske⇄4
RAngel Berroa⇄3
BNick Swisher3
RCody Ransom2
BRamiro Pena2
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄1
LBrett Gardner1
BFreddy Guzman1
BMelky Cabrera1
RJosé Molina1
RShelley Duncan1
RXavier Nady1

Starters

LCC Sabathia5.8 WAR
LAndy Pettitte3.5 WAR
RA.J. Burnett2.9 WAR
RPhil Hughes2.3 WAR
RJoba Chamberlain1.7 WAR
RAlfredo Aceves1.4 WAR
RChien-Ming Wang0.1 WAR
RChad Gaudin⇄0.1 WAR
RSergio Mitre0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera44 sv
LPhil Coke21 h
RBrian Bruney14 h
RDavid Robertson5 h
RAlfredo Aceves5 h
LDamaso Marte5 h
RJonathan Albaladejo1 h
RJose Veras⇄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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
CC Sabathia5.8
Mark Teixeira5.2
Nick Swisher3.0
A.J. Burnett2.9
Jerry Hairston Jr.0.5
Ramiro Pena0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Mike Mussina3.6
Jason Giambi2.4
Bobby Abreu1.6
Darrell Rasner1.1
Dan Giese0.5
Kei Igawa0.1

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
CC Sabathia 2009 +5.8 +117.0 15.3 +101.7 $2.6M 2.50× –
Derek Jeter 2009 +6.7 +80.7 21.6 +59.1 $3.2M 1.51× –
Andy Pettitte 2009 +3.5 +61.5 5.5 +56.0 $1.6M 2.19× –
Johnny Damon 2009 +3.6 +51.8 13.0 +38.8 $3.6M 1.79× –
Mark Teixeira 2009 +5.2 +56.5 20.6 +35.9 $4.0M 1.37× –
Phil Hughes 2009 +2.3 +36.3 0.4 +35.9 $0.2M 1.95× –
Nick Swisher 2009 +3.0 +37.8 5.4 +32.4 $1.8M 1.60× –
Robinson Canó 2009 +3.7 +35.2 6.0 +29.2 $1.6M 1.20× –
A.J. Burnett 2009 +2.9 +44.6 16.5 +28.1 $5.8M 1.96× –
Brett Gardner 2009 +2.3 +22.2 0.4 +21.8 $0.2M 1.22× –
Joba Chamberlain 2009 +1.7 +19.7 0.4 +19.3 $0.3M 1.49× –
Mariano Rivera 2009 +2.0 +31.4 15.0 +16.4 $7.5M 1.95× –
Melky Cabrera 2009 +1.5 +14.8 1.4 +13.4 $0.9M 1.22× –
Alex Rodriguez 2009 +4.1 +40.8 33.0 +7.8 $8.1M 1.25× –
Alfredo Aceves 2009 +1.4 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Hideki Matsui 2009 +2.4 +19.4 13.0 +6.4 $5.4M 1.01× –
David Robertson 2009 +0.8 +4.0 0.4 +3.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
José Molina 2009 +1.0 +4.3 2.1 +2.1 $2.1M 0.52× –
Jerry Hairston Jr.↔ 2009 +0.5 +2.5 0.7 +1.8 $1.3M 0.58× –
Phil Coke 2009 +0.2 +2.1 0.4 +1.6 $2.1M 1.34× –
Eric Hinske↔ 2009 +0.3 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $2.3M 0.83× –
Francisco Cervelli 2009 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.2M 0.52× –
Ramiro Pena 2009 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.4M 0.61× –
Chad Gaudin↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $7.4M 1.02× –
Juan Miranda 2009 +0.1 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $7.7M 0.56× –
Mark Melancon 2009 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $16.2M 0.67× –
Mike Dunn 2009 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Sergio Mitre 2009 +0.0 +0.3 1.2 -0.9 $30.3M 1.02× –
Ian Kennedy 2009 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Anthony Claggett↔ 2009 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brian Bruney 2009 -0.0 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Jose Veras↔ 2009 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Albaladejo 2009 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Shelley Duncan 2009 -0.2 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Edwar Ramirez 2009 -0.4 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Cody Ransom 2009 -0.7 -3.3 0.5 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Damaso Marte 2009 -0.1 -0.5 3.8 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Chien-Ming Wang 2009 +0.1 +0.5 5.0 -4.5 $74.7M 1.02× –
Xavier Nady 2009 -0.1 -0.9 6.5 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Jorge Posada 2009 +1.2 +4.9 13.1 -8.2 $11.2M 0.52× –
Angel Berroa↔ 2009 -0.6 -2.9 – – – 0.58× –
Brett Tomko↔ 2009 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Freddy Guzman 2009 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Josh Towers 2009 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Cash 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+53.6+683.6208.2+479.9—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2009 · ATL / NYY
ATL · Frank Wren +$10.4M
Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, Arodys Vizcaíno
NYY · Brian Cashman −$10.4M
Javier Vázquez, Boone Logan
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M
2009 · MIL / NYY
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Chase Wright
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Eric Fryer
Even trade
2009 · NYY / WSN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$4.0M
Jamie Hoffmann
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$4.0M
Brian Bruney
NYY came out ahead by $4.0M
2009 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Eric Hinske
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Eric Fryer, Casey Erickson
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · CIN / NYY
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$1.6M
Chase Weems
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Jerry Hairston
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Eric Hacker
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Rómulo Sánchez
Even trade
2009 · DET / NYY / ARI
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$381.6M
Phil Coke, Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth
NYY · Brian Cashman −$152.8M
Curtis Granderson
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$228.8M
Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy
DET came out ahead by $381.6M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$208.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Alex Rodriguez3315.000$33.0M$33.0M$32.0M$29.0M$28.0MFREE AGENT$22.0M
Derek Jeter3514.000$21.6M$22.6M$14.7M$16.0M$17.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Teixeira296.000$20.6M$20.6M$23.1M$22.5M$22.5M$22.5M$23.1M
A.J. Burnett3210.000$16.5M$16.5M$16.5MFREE AGENT
CC Sabathia288.000$15.3M$24.3M$24.3M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M
Mariano Rivera3914.000$15.0M$15.0M$14.9M$15.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jorge Posada3814.000$13.1M$13.1M$13.1MFREE AGENT
Johnny Damon3514.000$13.0MFREE AGENT
Hideki Matsui356.000$13.0MFREE AGENT
Xavier Nady309.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte3714.000$5.5M$11.8MFREE AGENT$2.5M$12.0M
Damaso Marte3410.000$3.8M$4.0MFREE AGENT
José Molina3410.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Sergio Mitre286.000$1.2M$850k$762kFREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin266.000$710k$500kFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.3311.000$687kFREE AGENT
Eric Hinske317.000$629kFREE AGENT
Cody Ransom338.000$455kFREE AGENT
Brett Tomko3612.000—FREE AGENT
Josh Towers328.000—FREE AGENT
Angel Berroa318.000—FREE AGENT
Kevin Cash317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Robinson Canó264.000$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Swisher285.000$5.4MFREE AGENT
Chien-Ming Wang294.000$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera244.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bruney275.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jose Veras283.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Joba Chamberlain232.000$433kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwar Ramirez282.000$422kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Gardner251.000$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Kennedy242.000$409kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Hughes232.000$408kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Robertson241.000$407kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Aceves261.000$407kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Coke261.000$403kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Albaladejo262.000$403kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cervelli231.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Dunn240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramiro Pena230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Melancon240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Miranda261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shelley Duncan292.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Claggett240.000$267kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Guzman28–—

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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