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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$239M
Surplus $M
-161
Win %
0.525
TAB
-15.2
WAB
-7.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.0
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Stewart108
RAustin Romine59
RFrancisco Cervelli17
RJohn Ryan Murphy15

1B

LLyle Overbay130
RMark Reynolds⇄19
BMark Teixeira14
RKevin Youkilis6
RDavid Adams4
RChris Stewart2
RBrent Lillibridge⇄1
LCorban Joseph1
LTravis Ishikawa⇄1
RVernon Wells1

2B

LRobinson Canó153
RDavid Adams9
RJayson Nix4
REduardo Núñez2
RFrancisco Cervelli1
LCorban Joseph1
RMark Reynolds⇄1
RVernon Wells1

3B

RJayson Nix41
RDavid Adams31
RAlex Rodriguez27
RKevin Youkilis22
RMark Reynolds⇄16
REduardo Núñez14
RLuis Alfonso Cruz⇄11
RChris Nelson⇄10
RBrent Lillibridge⇄9
RAlberto Gonzalez⇄7
RVernon Wells1

SS

REduardo Núñez75
RJayson Nix48
LReid Brignac⇄20
RBrendan Ryan⇄17
RDerek Jeter13
RAlberto Gonzalez⇄5
RLuis Alfonso Cruz⇄5
LRobinson Canó1

LF

RVernon Wells73
RAlfonso Soriano⇄53
BZoilo Almonte25
LCurtis Granderson13
LIchiro Suzuki9
RBen Francisco3
RMelky Mesa3
RAlberto Gonzalez⇄1

CF

LBrett Gardner138
LCurtis Granderson25
LIchiro Suzuki13
RMelky Mesa1

RF

LIchiro Suzuki128
RVernon Wells23
LBrennan Boesch15
LCurtis Granderson14
RBen Francisco5
LLyle Overbay4
BZoilo Almonte3
RThomas Neal⇄2
RAlberto Gonzalez⇄1
RBrent Lillibridge⇄1
RMelky Mesa1

DH

LTravis Hafner72
RVernon Wells22
RAlex Rodriguez16
LCurtis Granderson15
RBen Francisco11
LRobinson Canó6
RAlfonso Soriano⇄5
RDerek Jeter4
LIchiro Suzuki3
LBrennan Boesch3
BZoilo Almonte2
LLyle Overbay2
LBrett Gardner2
RKevin Youkilis2
REduardo Núñez1
RBrent Lillibridge⇄1
BMark Teixeira1
RThomas Neal⇄1

Starters

RHiroki Kuroda3.2 WAR
LAndy Pettitte2.7 WAR
LCC Sabathia2.1 WAR
RIvan Nova2.1 WAR
RPhil Hughes1.0 WAR
RDavid Phelps0.8 WAR
LVidal Nuno0.2 WAR
RAdam Warren-0.0 WAR
LDavid Huff⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMariano Rivera44 sv
RDavid Robertson33 h
LBoone Logan11 h
RShawn Kelley11 h
RJoba Chamberlain5 h
RPreston Claiborne4 h
RAdam Warren1 h
LDavid Huff⇄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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Alfonso Soriano1.8
Mark Reynolds0.4
Shawn Kelley0.4
Vidal Nuño0.2
John Ryan Murphy0.1
Matt Daley0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Russell Martin4.0
Nick Swisher3.6
Eric Chavez1.6
Freddy Garcia0.6
Raul Ibanez0.5
Dewayne Wise0.5

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Robinson Canó 2013 +5.9 +64.8 15.0 +49.8 $2.5M 1.38× –
Brett Gardner 2013 +3.3 +41.8 2.9 +38.9 $0.9M 1.60× –
Hiroki Kuroda 2013 +3.2 +50.4 15.0 +35.4 $4.7M 1.96× –
Andy Pettitte 2013 +2.7 +42.0 12.0 +30.0 $4.5M 1.96× –
Iván Nova 2013 +2.1 +24.8 0.6 +24.2 $0.3M 1.49× –
Chris Stewart 2013 +2.4 +14.8 0.5 +14.3 $0.2M 0.76× –
David Robertson 2013 +1.4 +14.7 3.1 +11.6 $2.3M 1.34× –
Alfonso Soriano↔ 2013 +1.8 +17.4 6.9 +10.5 $3.9M 1.22× –
David Phelps 2013 +0.8 +6.8 0.5 +6.3 $0.6M 1.02× –
Mariano Rivera 2013 +1.3 +14.0 10.0 +4.0 $7.6M 1.34× –
Francisco Cervelli 2013 +1.0 +4.1 0.5 +3.6 $0.5M 0.52× –
Jayson Nix 2013 +0.9 +4.2 0.9 +3.3 $1.1M 0.61× –
CC Sabathia 2013 +2.1 +24.9 23.0 +1.9 $11.0M 1.49× –
Melky Mesa 2013 +0.2 +1.6 0.0 +1.6 $0.1M 0.83× –
Vidal Nuño 2013 +0.2 +1.5 0.2 +1.4 $0.8M 1.02× –
Shawn Kelley 2013 +0.4 +2.0 0.9 +1.0 $2.5M 0.67× –
Phil Hughes 2013 +1.0 +8.0 7.2 +0.9 $7.2M 1.02× –
Ichiro Suzuki 2013 +1.1 +7.3 6.5 +0.8 $6.0M 0.83× –
John Ryan Murphy 2013 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.6M 0.52× –
Mark Reynolds↔ 2013 +0.4 +2.0 1.6 +0.4 $3.6M 0.56× –
Chris Nelson↔ 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.7M 0.58× –
Dellin Betances 2013 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.8M 0.67× –
Preston Claiborne 2013 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.1 $4.6M 0.67× –
Travis Ishikawa↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Cody Eppley 2013 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $13.7M 0.67× –
Brendan Ryan↔ 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $24.7M 0.61× –
Adam Warren 2013 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jim Miller 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
David Adams 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Luis Alfonso Cruz↔ 2013 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.58× –
David Huff↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Austin Romine 2013 -0.2 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Alberto Gonzalez↔ 2013 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Brett Marshall 2013 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Lyle Overbay 2013 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Zoilo Almonte 2013 -0.2 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Brent Lillibridge↔ 2013 -0.3 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.58× –
Eduardo Núñez 2013 -0.3 -1.6 0.5 -2.2 – 0.61× –
Boone Logan 2013 +0.1 +0.8 3.1 -2.4 $21.0M 0.67× –
Brennan Boesch 2013 -0.2 -1.0 1.5 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Reid Brignac↔ 2013 -0.5 -2.5 0.2 -2.7 – 0.61× –
Travis Hafner 2013 -0.2 -0.9 2.0 -2.9 – 0.69× –
Ben Francisco 2013 -0.5 -2.7 1.1 -3.8 – 0.69× –
Joba Chamberlain 2013 -0.7 -3.5 1.9 -5.4 – 0.67× –
Curtis Granderson 2013 +1.2 +8.2 15.0 -6.8 $12.1M 0.83× –
Kevin Youkilis 2013 -0.3 -1.6 12.0 -13.6 – 0.58× –
Derek Jeter 2013 -0.5 -2.4 17.0 -19.4 – 0.61× –
Mark Teixeira 2013 -0.1 -0.6 22.5 -23.1 – 0.56× –
Vernon Wells 2013 -0.3 -2.2 21.0 -23.2 – 0.83× –
Alex Rodriguez 2013 +0.6 +2.9 28.0 -25.1 $44.8M 0.58× –
Cesar Cabral 2013 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.0 $5.4M 0.67× –
Chris Bootcheck 2013 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Corban Joseph 2013 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Matt Daley 2013 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Zagurski↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Thomas Neal↔ 2013 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+28.9+331.9239.1+93.7—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2013 · CHC / NYY
CHC · Theo Epstein +$4.0M
Corey Black
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.0M
Alfonso Soriano
CHC came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$4.8M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Brendan Ryan
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$1.6M
Shawn Kelley
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$1.6M
Abraham Almonte
NYY came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · ANA / NYY
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$6.4M
Exicardo Cayones, Kramer Sneed
NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M
Vernon Wells
ANA came out ahead by $6.4M
2013 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$1.6M
Ben Paullus
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Dean Anna
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · NYY / HOU
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Fernando Martínez
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Charles Basford
Even trade
2013 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Neal Huntington +$1.6M
Chris Stewart
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Kyle Haynes
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$239.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Alex Rodriguez3718.011$28.0MFREE AGENT$22.0M$21.0M
CC Sabathia3212.000$23.0M$23.0M$23.0M$25.0M$25.0M$10.0M$8.0M
Mark Teixeira3310.000$22.5M$22.5M$23.1M$23.1MFREE AGENT
Vernon Wells3411.113$21.0MFREE AGENT
Derek Jeter3917.042$17.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson3214.077$15.0MFREE AGENT
Robinson Canó307.153$15.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Youkilis348.093$12.0MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte4116.144$12.0MFREE AGENT
Mariano Rivera4317.105$10.0MFREE AGENT
Alfonso Soriano3712.079$6.9M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Ichiro Suzuki3912.000$6.5M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Travis Hafner3610.009$2.0MFREE AGENT
Lyle Overbay3610.009$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Bootcheck3410.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Hiroki Kuroda385.000$15.0MFREE AGENT
Phil Hughes275.113$7.2MFREE AGENT
Boone Logan285.140$3.1MFREE AGENT
David Robertson284.070$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Gardner294.072$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joba Chamberlain275.055$1.9MFREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds295.138$1.6MFREE AGENT
Brennan Boesch283.000$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Francisco315.049$1.1MFREE AGENT
Shawn Kelley293.128$935kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix303.127$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan315.082$531kFREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge293.115$412kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Alfonso Cruz295.000$132kFREE AGENT
Alberto Gonzalez303.135$54kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Ishikawa293.072$4kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Daley314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Zagurski303.021—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Iván Nova262.035$576kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez261.117$533kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cervelli272.146$515kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stewart312.091$515kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Phelps260.156$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Eppley272.000$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Warren250.036$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Cabral241.000$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Romine240.159$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Huff281.166$388kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Claiborne250.000$372kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zoilo Almonte240.104$278kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Adams260.096$254kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Brignac272.120$184kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vidal Nuño250.000$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dellin Betances250.035$104kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Marshall230.033$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy220.000$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Nelson272.171$77kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Melky Mesa260.037$35kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Miller311.010$19kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Neal25–—
Corban Joseph240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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