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201587–75 (0.537)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$218M
Surplus $M
-95
Win %
0.537
TAB
-2.2
WAB
-2.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.1
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann126
RJohn Ryan Murphy65
RGary Sánchez2

1B

BMark Teixeira108
LGreg Bird46
LGarrett Jones21
LBrian McCann10
RBrendan Ryan3
RAlex Rodriguez2
RAustin Romine1
BChase Headley1
LDustin Ackley⇄1

2B

LStephen Drew123
RJosé Pirela27
RBrendan Ryan26
RRob Refsnyder15
RGregorio Petit13
LDustin Ackley⇄3

3B

BChase Headley155
RBrendan Ryan14
RAlex Rodriguez4
LStephen Drew4
RGregorio Petit3
LCole Figueroa2

SS

LDidi Gregorius155
LStephen Drew15
RBrendan Ryan6

LF

LBrett Gardner119
RChris Young55
LDustin Ackley⇄18
LRamón Flores11
LGarrett Jones4
RJosé Pirela2

CF

LJacoby Ellsbury110
LBrett Gardner40
RChris Young15
LMason Williams8
LSlade Heathcott8

RF

BCarlos Beltrán123
RChris Young76
LGarrett Jones24
LSlade Heathcott9
RBrendan Ryan2
RRico Noel2
LRamón Flores1
RJosé Pirela1

DH

RAlex Rodriguez136
BCarlos Beltrán8
LBrian McCann4
LGarrett Jones4
BMark Teixeira3
RRico Noel3
RChris Young2
RJosé Pirela2
LDustin Ackley⇄1

Starters

RMichael Pineda3.5 WAR
RNathan Eovaldi3.1 WAR
RMasahiro Tanaka2.2 WAR
RAdam Warren2.1 WAR
LCC Sabathia1.2 WAR
RLuis Severino0.7 WAR
RIvan Nova0.5 WAR
RChase Whitley0.1 WAR
RBryan Mitchell-0.0 WAR
LChris Capuano-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LAndrew Miller36 sv
LJustin Wilson29 h
RDellin Betances28 h
LChasen Shreve10 h
RChris Martin5 h
LChris Capuano1 h
RBranden Pinder0 h
RDavid Carpenter⇄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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Nathan Eovaldi3.1
Didi Gregorius3.1
Alex Rodriguez2.7
Andrew Miller2.0
Justin Wilson1.5
Greg Bird1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Hiroki Kuroda3.1
Francisco Cervelli1.9
Brandon McCarthy1.7
David Robertson1.4
Ichiro Suzuki1.1
Yangervis Solarte1.1

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Michael Pineda 2015 +3.5 +61.9 2.1 +59.8 $0.6M 2.19× –
Nathan Eovaldi 2015 +3.1 +48.9 3.3 +45.6 $1.1M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Dellin Betances 2015 +2.4 +38.1 0.5 +37.6 $0.2M 1.95× –
Didi Gregorius 2015 +3.1 +29.2 0.6 +28.7 $0.2M 1.18× –
Andrew Miller 2015 +2.0 +31.9 9.0 +22.9 $4.4M 1.95× –
Adam Warren 2015 +2.1 +16.7 0.6 +16.1 $0.3M 0.98× –
Brett Gardner 2015 +2.5 +24.1 12.5 +11.6 $5.1M 1.22× –
Justin Wilson 2015 +1.5 +8.0 0.6 +7.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Alex Rodriguez 2015 +2.7 +28.7 22.0 +6.7 $8.2M 1.33× –
Brian McCann 2015 +2.8 +22.5 17.0 +5.5 $6.0M 1.00× –
Luis Severino 2015 +0.7 +5.3 0.2 +5.2 $0.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $22.3M AAV
Greg Bird 2015 +1.1 +5.0 0.1 +4.8 $0.1M 0.56× –
Masahiro Tanaka 2015 +2.2 +26.5 22.0 +4.5 $9.9M 1.49× –
Slade Heathcott 2015 +0.5 +3.5 0.3 +3.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Chris Young 2015 +0.8 +5.4 2.5 +2.9 $3.1M 0.83× –
John Ryan Murphy 2015 +0.8 +3.3 0.5 +2.7 $0.7M 0.52× –
Carlos Beltrán 2015 +1.8 +17.0 15.0 +2.0 $8.6M 1.22× –
Dustin Ackley↔ 2015 +0.4 +2.5 0.6 +1.9 $1.5M 0.83× –
Mark Teixeira 2015 +2.9 +24.6 23.1 +1.5 $8.0M 1.07× –
Mason Williams 2015 +0.2 +1.5 0.3 +1.1 $1.5M 0.83× –
Iván Nova 2015 +0.5 +3.9 3.3 +0.6 $6.9M 1.02× –
Rob Refsnyder 2015 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Chase Whitley 2015 +0.1 +0.9 0.5 +0.5 $3.9M 1.02× –
Nick Rumbelow 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.2 $2.2M 0.67× –
Rico Noel 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.5M 0.69× –
Chris Martin 2015 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
James Pazos 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.6M 0.67× –
Ramón Flores 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $2.1M 0.83× –
Nick Goody 2015 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Cole Figueroa 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $67.6M 0.58× –
Diego Moreno 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $28.8M 0.67× –
José Ramírez↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Sergio Santos↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Gary Sánchez 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.8M AAV
Kyle Davies 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $13.3M 0.67× –
Danny Burawa↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jose De Paula 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Bryan Mitchell 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Andrew Bailey 2015 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Austin Romine 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Caleb Cotham 2015 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Chasen Shreve 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jacob Lindgren 2015 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Esmil Rogers 2015 -0.1 -0.3 1.5 -1.8 – 0.67× –
David Carpenter↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.0 1.0 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Chase Headley 2015 +1.6 +10.7 13.0 -2.3 $8.2M 0.85× –
Gregorio Petit 2015 -0.5 -2.1 0.5 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Brendan Ryan 2015 -0.2 -0.9 2.0 -2.9 – 0.56× –
José Pirela 2015 -0.6 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Stephen Drew 2015 +0.4 +1.6 5.0 -3.4 $14.0M 0.56× –
Chris Capuano 2015 -0.2 -0.9 5.0 -5.9 – 0.67× –
Garrett Jones 2015 -0.6 -3.8 5.0 -8.8 – 0.83× –
CC Sabathia 2015 +1.2 +9.4 23.0 -13.6 $19.9M 1.02× –
Jacoby Ellsbury 2015 +1.1 +7.2 21.1 -13.9 $19.4M 0.83× –
Branden Pinder 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $5.2M 0.67× –
Matt Tracy 2015 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.1+423.2218.2+205.0—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2015 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jeff Kingston +$7.2M
Ramón Flores, José Ramírez
NYY · Brian Cashman −$7.2M
Dustin Ackley
SEA came out ahead by $7.2M
2015 · CIN / NYY
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$8.0M
Caleb Cotham, Rookie Davis, Tony Renda, Eric Jagielo
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.0M
Aroldis Chapman
CIN came out ahead by $8.0M
2015 · NYY / MIN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$58.4M
Aaron Hicks
MIN · Terry Ryan −$58.4M
J. R. Murphy
NYY came out ahead by $58.4M
2015 · ATL / NYY
ATL · John Hart +$6.4M
Manny Banuelos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M
David Carpenter, Chasen Shreve
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
2015 · SDP / NYY
SDP · AJ Preller +$5.6M
José Pirela
NYY · Brian Cashman −$5.6M
Ronald Herrera
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2015 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman −$2.4M
Gregorio Petit
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · NYY / WSN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$1.6M
Tony Renda
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$1.6M
David Carpenter
NYY came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · NYY / DET
NYY · Brian Cashman +$50.4M
Chad Green, Luis Cessa
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$50.4M
Justin Wilson
NYY came out ahead by $50.4M
2015 · NYY / CHC
NYY · Brian Cashman +$31.2M
Starlin Castro
CHC · Theo Epstein −$31.2M
Adam Warren, Brendan Ryan
NYY came out ahead by $31.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$218.2M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Mark Teixeira3512.000$23.1MFREE AGENT
CC Sabathia3414.000$23.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Rodriguez3920.011$22.0MFREE AGENT
Jacoby Ellsbury317.037$21.1MFREE AGENT
Brian McCann319.117$17.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán3816.014$15.0MFREE AGENT
Chase Headley316.123$13.0MFREE AGENT
Brett Gardner316.072$12.5MFREE AGENT
Andrew Miller306.062$9.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Capuano369.161$5.0MFREE AGENT
Stephen Drew328.038$5.0MFREE AGENT
Garrett Jones348.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Young318.162$2.5MFREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan337.082$2.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Nathan Eovaldi253.013$3.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Iván Nova284.024$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pineda263.099$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esmil Rogers294.088$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
David Carpenter293.016$953kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Ackley273.087$554kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Pirela253.002$510kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies315.145$507kFREE AGENT
Andrew Bailey315.000$92kFREE AGENT
Sergio Santos315.000$46kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Masahiro Tanaka261.000$22.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Warren272.036$573kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Wilson272.035$556kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Romine262.007$554kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Didi Gregorius251.159$554kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy242.000$519kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Martin290.043$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve240.041$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregorio Petit301.056$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dellin Betances271.078$507kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Whitley260.137$453kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Mitchell240.032$355kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason Williams230.000$322kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Slade Heathcott240.027$258kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Figueroa280.067$244kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Branden Pinder260.000$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Diego Moreno270.072$197kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Severino210.000$166kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Rumbelow230.000$147kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Bird220.000$144kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Lindgren220.000$127kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Refsnyder240.000$111kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Cotham270.042$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Goody230.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Pazos240.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rico Noel260.034$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Sánchez220.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Flores230.000$36kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Ramírez251.000$34kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose De Paula27–$14k
Danny Burawa260.035$7kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Tracy26–—

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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