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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$219M
Surplus $M
-109
Win %
0.519
TAB
-7.3
WAB
-5.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.6
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann92
RAustin Romine50
RGary Sánchez36

1B

BMark Teixeira110
RTyler Austin27
RRob Refsnyder25
LDustin Ackley13
LIke Davis8
RAustin Romine6
LChris Parmelee6
RBilly Butler⇄4
LBrian McCann3

2B

RStarlin Castro150
RRonald Torreyes14
RRob Refsnyder8
RDonovan Solano6
LDustin Ackley1

3B

BChase Headley140
RRonald Torreyes34
RDonovan Solano2
RAlex Rodriguez1
RRob Refsnyder1

SS

LDidi Gregorius153
RRonald Torreyes15
RStarlin Castro3

LF

LBrett Gardner147
BAaron Hicks25
RRob Refsnyder5
LMason Williams2
RTyler Austin2

CF

LJacoby Ellsbury148
BAaron Hicks24
LBrett Gardner3
BEric Young Jr.2
LMason Williams2

RF

BAaron Hicks86
RAaron Judge27
RRob Refsnyder23
LDustin Ackley9
LMason Williams7
RTyler Austin3
RRonald Torreyes2

DH

RAlex Rodriguez57
LBrian McCann31
RGary Sánchez17
RBilly Butler⇄8
BMark Teixeira4
RAustin Romine4
RRonald Torreyes3
LDustin Ackley3
BEric Young Jr.2
BAaron Hicks2
BChase Headley1
RDonovan Solano1
LMason Williams1
RTyler Austin1

Starters

RMasahiro Tanaka4.7 WAR
RMichael Pineda3.2 WAR
LCC Sabathia2.6 WAR
RNathan Eovaldi0.7 WAR
RLuis Severino0.6 WAR
RIvan Nova⇄0.4 WAR
RBryan Mitchell0.4 WAR
RChad Green-0.0 WAR
RLuis Cessa0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDellin Betances12 sv
RTyler Clippard⇄25 h
LTommy Layne⇄12 h
RAdam Warren⇄12 h
RKirby Yates2 h
LChasen Shreve1 h
LAndrew Miller⇄0 h
LAroldis Chapman⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Starlin Castro2.5
Aroldis Chapman1.4
Tyler Clippard0.5
Chris Parmelee0.3
Richard Bleier0.3
Ronald Torreyes0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Justin Wilson1.5
Chris Young0.8
John Ryan Murphy0.8
Slade Heathcott0.5
Stephen Drew0.4
Chase Whitley0.1

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Masahiro Tanaka 2016 +4.7 +81.6 22.0 +59.6 $4.7M 2.19× –
Dellin Betances 2016 +2.9 +59.5 0.5 +59.0 $0.2M 2.57× –
Michael Pineda 2016 +3.2 +49.8 4.3 +45.5 $1.4M 1.96× –
Gary Sánchez 2016 +3.0 +24.1 0.2 +23.9 $0.1M 1.00× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.8M AAV
Brett Gardner 2016 +2.6 +33.6 13.5 +20.1 $5.1M 1.60× –
CC Sabathia 2016 +2.6 +40.9 25.0 +15.9 $9.5M 1.96× –
Didi Gregorius 2016 +2.5 +17.8 2.4 +15.4 $1.0M 0.89× –
Starlin Castro 2016 +2.5 +21.8 7.9 +13.9 $3.1M 1.07× –
Andrew Miller↔ 2016 +1.9 +14.5 5.7 +8.9 $3.0M 0.98× –
Carlos Beltrán↔ 2016 +1.8 +17.6 9.8 +7.8 $5.4M 1.22× –
Luis Severino 2016 +0.6 +5.3 0.5 +4.7 $0.8M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $22.3M AAV
Bryan Mitchell 2016 +0.4 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $1.4M 1.02× –
Tyler Clippard↔ 2016 +0.5 +4.9 2.6 +2.4 $5.6M 1.34× –
Richard Bleier 2016 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Aroldis Chapman↔ 2016 +1.4 +7.4 6.0 +1.4 $4.3M 0.67× Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV
Chris Parmelee 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $0.8M 0.56× –
Kirby Yates 2016 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Ronald Torreyes 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $1.6M 0.58× –
Blake Parker↔ 2016 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Chase Headley 2016 +2.0 +13.4 13.0 +0.4 $6.6M 0.85× –
Donovan Solano 2016 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.2 $0.7M 0.56× –
Iván Nova↔ 2016 +0.4 +2.9 2.7 +0.2 $7.6M 1.02× –
Nathan Eovaldi 2016 +0.7 +5.7 5.6 +0.1 $8.0M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Adam Warren↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.8 -0.1 $6.1M 0.67× –
Tyler Olson 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Aaron Judge 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2023–2031 · $40.0M AAV
Johnny Barbato 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $13.4M 0.67× –
Jonathan Holder 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Conor Mullee 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Branden Pinder 2016 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $264.1M 0.67× –
Luis Cessa 2016 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $91.6M 1.02× –
Mason Williams 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Tommy Layne↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Ben Gamel↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Chad Green 2016 -0.0 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 1.02× –
James Pazos 2016 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Phil Coke↔ 2016 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Billy Butler↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.4 1.4 -1.0 $18.6M 0.69× –
Nick Goody 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tyler Austin 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Eric Young Jr. 2016 -0.0 -0.1 1.0 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Austin Romine 2016 -0.3 -1.3 0.6 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Rob Refsnyder 2016 -0.4 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Ben Heller 2016 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Anthony Swarzak 2016 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Chasen Shreve 2016 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Aaron Hicks 2016 -0.4 -3.0 0.6 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Jacoby Ellsbury 2016 +1.8 +17.5 21.1 -3.6 $11.7M 1.22× –
Brian McCann 2016 +2.1 +13.1 17.0 -3.9 $7.9M 0.76× –
Dustin Ackley 2016 -0.5 -2.3 3.2 -5.5 – 0.56× –
Mark Teixeira 2016 -0.7 -3.1 23.1 -26.3 – 0.56× –
Alex Rodriguez 2016 -1.2 -6.8 21.0 -27.8 – 0.69× –
Ike Davis 2016 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+33.9+414.0218.6+195.7—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2016 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$14.4M
Andrew Miller
NYY · Brian Cashman −$14.4M
Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield, Ben Heller, J. P. Feyereisen
CLE came out ahead by $14.4M
2016 · NYY / TEX
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Dillon Tate, Nick Green, Erik Swanson
TEX · Jon Daniels −$2.4M
Carlos Beltrán
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · NYY / CHC
NYY · Brian Cashman +$74.4M
Adam Warren, Gleyber Torres, Billy McKinney, Rashad Crawford
CHC · Theo Epstein −$74.4M
Aroldis Chapman
NYY came out ahead by $74.4M
2016 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
James Pazos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$3.2M
Zack Littell
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2016 · CLE / NYY
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
Nick Goody
NYY · Brian Cashman −$0.8M
Yoiber Marquina
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Dave Stewart +$4.0M
Jose Campos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.0M
Tyler Clippard
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$9.6M
Ben Gamel
NYY · Brian Cashman −$9.6M
Jio Orozco, Juan De Paula
SEA came out ahead by $9.6M
2016 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Neal Huntington +$19.2M
Iván Nova
NYY · Brian Cashman −$19.2M
Tito Polo, Stephen Tarpley
PIT came out ahead by $19.2M
2016 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.8M
Brian McCann
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Albert Abreu, Jorge Guzmán
HOU came out ahead by $4.8M
2016 · NYY / LAD
NYY · Brian Cashman +$6.4M
Tyler Olson, Ronald Torreyes
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$6.4M
Rob Segedin
NYY came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$218.8M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
CC Sabathia3515.000$25.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Teixeira3613.000$23.1MFREE AGENT
Jacoby Ellsbury328.037$21.1MFREE AGENT
Alex Rodriguez4022.000$21.0MFREE AGENT
Brian McCann3210.117$17.0MFREE AGENT
Brett Gardner327.072$13.5MFREE AGENT
Chase Headley327.123$13.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán3917.014$9.8MFREE AGENT
Andrew Miller317.062$5.7MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard316.148$2.6MFREE AGENT
Billy Butler308.120$1.4MFREE AGENT
Eric Young Jr.317.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Phil Coke336.116$15kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Starlin Castro265.150$7.9MFREE AGENT
Aroldis Chapman285.034$6.0MFREE AGENT
Nathan Eovaldi264.013$5.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pineda274.099$4.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Ackley284.087$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Iván Nova295.024$2.7MFREE AGENT
Adam Warren283.036$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Swarzak304.078$484kARB 3FREE AGENT
Donovan Solano283.092$42kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ike Davis295.155—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Masahiro Tanaka272.000$22.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Didi Gregorius262.159$2.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Hicks262.041$574kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Romine272.044$556kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve251.041$533kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Severino220.061$521kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Mitchell250.129$517kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirby Yates291.066$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason Williams240.166$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Torreyes230.022$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dellin Betances282.078$507kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Barbato231.008$507kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Cessa240.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Branden Pinder270.091$471kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Goody240.039$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Refsnyder250.043$313kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Parmelee282.058$283kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Mullee28–$277k
Richard Bleier290.000$275kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Layne311.144$260kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Green250.000$208kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Sánchez230.023$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Parker311.148$144kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Austin242.151$141kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Judge240.000$141kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Heller240.000$119kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Pazos250.034$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Holder230.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Gamel240.000$16kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Olson260.059$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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