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201095–67 (0.586)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$217M
Surplus $M
-103
Win %
0.586
TAB
+3.2
WAB
+2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.9
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RFrancisco Cervelli90
BJorge Posada83
RChad Moeller9

1B

BMark Teixeira149
BLance Berkman⇄30
LJuan Miranda13
BNick Swisher6
LNick Johnson2
BJorge Posada1
RChad Huffman1

2B

LRobinson Canó158
BRamiro Pena8
RKevin Russo2
REduardo Núñez1

3B

RAlex Rodriguez124
BRamiro Pena48
RKevin Russo16
REduardo Núñez15
RFrancisco Cervelli2
RMarcus Thames1

SS

RDerek Jeter151
BRamiro Pena23
REduardo Núñez11

LF

LBrett Gardner123
RAustin Kearns⇄26
RMarcus Thames25
RKevin Russo11
LColin Curtis7
RChad Huffman4
RGreg Golson2

CF

LCurtis Granderson134
LBrett Gardner44
RGreg Golson6
BNick Swisher1

RF

BNick Swisher134
RGreg Golson17
LColin Curtis17
RAustin Kearns⇄9
RMarcus Thames8
RChad Huffman3
BRamiro Pena2

DH

RMarcus Thames38
BJorge Posada30
LNick Johnson20
LJuan Miranda14
RAlex Rodriguez12
BNick Swisher11
BMark Teixeira9
BLance Berkman⇄7
RDerek Jeter5
REduardo Núñez4
LBrett Gardner2
LColin Curtis2
LRobinson Canó2
BRamiro Pena2
RAustin Kearns⇄1
BRandy Winn⇄1

Starters

LCC Sabathia5.5 WAR
RPhil Hughes3.0 WAR
LAndy Pettitte2.7 WAR
RA.J. Burnett1.3 WAR
RIvan Nova0.4 WAR
RJavier Vazquez0.2 WAR
RSergio Mitre0.1 WAR
RDustin Moseley-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera33 sv
RJoba Chamberlain25 h
RDavid Robertson14 h
LBoone Logan13 h
LDamaso Marte9 h
RChad Gaudin⇄3 h
RSergio Mitre1 h
RChan Ho Park⇄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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Curtis Granderson3.9
Marcus Thames0.7
Iván Nova0.4
Kerry Wood0.4
Boone Logan0.3
Austin Kearns0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Johnny Damon3.6
Hideki Matsui2.4
Melky Cabrera1.5
José Molina1.0
Jerry Hairston Jr.0.5
Eric Hinske0.3

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brett Gardner 2010 +6.1 +100.7 0.5 +100.2 $0.1M 2.05× –
CC Sabathia 2010 +5.5 +110.2 24.3 +85.9 $4.4M 2.50× –
Robinson Canó 2010 +6.4 +70.3 9.0 +61.3 $1.4M 1.38× –
Nick Swisher 2010 +4.4 +62.7 6.8 +55.9 $1.6M 1.79× –
Curtis Granderson 2010 +3.9 +56.6 5.5 +51.1 $1.4M 1.79× –
Phil Hughes 2010 +3.0 +47.1 0.4 +46.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Andy Pettitte 2010 +2.7 +41.6 11.8 +29.8 $4.4M 1.96× –
Joba Chamberlain 2010 +1.3 +14.1 0.5 +13.7 $0.4M 1.34× –
Mariano Rivera 2010 +1.8 +27.9 15.0 +12.9 $8.4M 1.95× –
Francisco Cervelli 2010 +1.7 +10.2 0.4 +9.8 $0.2M 0.76× –
Mark Teixeira 2010 +3.5 +29.5 20.6 +8.9 $6.0M 1.07× –
Alex Rodriguez 2010 +4.0 +39.6 33.0 +6.6 $8.3M 1.25× –
David Robertson 2010 +0.7 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Iván Nova 2010 +0.4 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.9M 1.02× –
Marcus Thames 2010 +0.7 +3.9 0.9 +3.0 $1.3M 0.69× –
Boone Logan 2010 +0.3 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $1.7M 0.67× –
Austin Kearns↔ 2010 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.5M 0.83× –
Juan Miranda 2010 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $6.7M 0.69× –
Mark Melancon↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Sergio Mitre 2010 +0.1 +0.3 0.8 -0.6 $15.4M 0.67× –
Alfredo Aceves 2010 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Kerry Wood↔ 2010 +0.4 +4.3 5.4 -1.1 $13.4M 1.34× –
Chan Ho Park↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Eduardo Núñez 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Ramiro Pena 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Randy Winn↔ 2010 -0.4 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.69× –
Chad Gaudin↔ 2010 -0.7 -3.9 0.5 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Damaso Marte 2010 -0.1 -0.5 4.0 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Lance Berkman↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.3 4.4 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Nick Johnson 2010 +0.0 +0.1 5.5 -5.4 $206.4M 0.69× –
A.J. Burnett 2010 +1.3 +10.9 16.5 -5.6 $12.3M 1.02× –
Derek Jeter 2010 +2.3 +16.5 22.6 -6.1 $9.8M 0.89× –
Javier Vazquez 2010 +0.2 +1.2 11.5 -10.3 $75.1M 1.02× –
Jorge Posada 2010 -0.5 -2.0 13.1 -15.1 – 0.52× –
Chad Huffman 2010 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Chad Moeller 2010 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Colin Curtis 2010 -0.5 -3.2 – – – 0.83× –
Dustin Moseley 2010 -0.2 -1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Greg Golson 2010 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Jonathan Albaladejo 2010 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Russo 2010 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.58× –
Romulo Sanchez 2010 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Royce Ring 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+48.0+641.5217.2+429.1—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2010 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Ed Wade +$21.6M
Mark Melancon, Jimmy Paredes
NYY · Brian Cashman −$21.6M
Lance Berkman
HOU came out ahead by $21.6M
2010 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$47.2M
Zach McAllister
NYY · Brian Cashman −$47.2M
Austin Kearns
CLE came out ahead by $47.2M
2010 · TEX / NYY
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Mitch Hilligoss
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Greg Golson
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · COL / NYY
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Robby Hammock
Even trade
2010 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Juan Miranda
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Scottie Allen
Even trade
2010 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$15.2M
Andrew Shive, Matt Cusick
NYY · Brian Cashman −$15.2M
Kerry Wood
CLE came out ahead by $15.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$217.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Alex Rodriguez3416.000$33.0M$32.0M$29.0M$28.0MFREE AGENT$22.0M$21.0M
CC Sabathia299.000$24.3M$24.3M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$25.0M
Derek Jeter3615.000$22.6M$14.7M$16.0M$17.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Teixeira307.000$20.6M$23.1M$22.5M$22.5M$22.5M$23.1M$23.1M
A.J. Burnett3311.000$16.5M$16.5MFREE AGENT
Mariano Rivera4015.000$15.0M$14.9M$15.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jorge Posada3915.000$13.1M$13.1MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte3815.000$11.8MFREE AGENT$2.5M$12.0M
Javier Vazquez3312.000$11.5MFREE AGENT
Nick Swisher296.000$6.8M$9.1M$10.2MFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson296.000$5.5M$8.2M$10.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Johnson319.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Kerry Wood3312.000$5.4MFREE AGENT
Lance Berkman3411.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Damaso Marte3511.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Marcus Thames338.000$900kFREE AGENT
Sergio Mitre297.000$850k$762kFREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park3716.000$611kFREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin277.000$500kFREE AGENT
Austin Kearns308.000$300kFREE AGENT
Randy Winn3612.000$275kFREE AGENT
Chad Moeller3510.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Robinson Canó275.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Boone Logan254.000$590kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joba Chamberlain243.000$488kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Hughes243.000$447kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Moseley284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Ring295.000—FREE AGENT
Jonathan Albaladejo273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Brett Gardner262.000$452kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Aceves272.000$436kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Robertson252.000$427kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramiro Pena241.000$412kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cervelli242.000$411kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Iván Nova230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Miranda272.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Melancon251.000$36kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Golson242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Curtis250.069—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Romulo Sanchez26–—
Kevin Russo25–—
Chad Huffman25–—

Graphs

How each 2010 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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