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201791–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$187M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.562
TAB
+13.9
WAB
+4.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
52.4
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGary Sánchez104
RAustin Romine67
RKyle Higashioka8
RErik Kratz2

1B

RChris Carter56
LGreg Bird46
BChase Headley45
RGarrett Cooper13
RAustin Romine12
RTyler Austin8
RMatt Holliday8
LJi Man Choi6
RGary Sánchez2
LBryan Mitchell1

2B

RStarlin Castro109
RRonald Torreyes54
LTyler Wade15
BChase Headley1

3B

BChase Headley86
RTodd Frazier⇄66
RRonald Torreyes26
RMiguel Andujar3

SS

LDidi Gregorius135
RRonald Torreyes36
RPete Kozma⇄11
LTyler Wade7

LF

LBrett Gardner122
RClint Frazier30
BAaron Hicks22
LTyler Wade5

CF

LJacoby Ellsbury97
BAaron Hicks52
LBrett Gardner22
LMason Williams5

RF

RAaron Judge141
BAaron Hicks14
RClint Frazier7
RTyler Austin7
RChris Carter2
LTyler Wade2
LDustin Fowler1
RRonald Torreyes1
LMason Williams1

DH

RMatt Holliday90
RGary Sánchez18
BChase Headley14
RAaron Judge10
LJacoby Ellsbury8
LBrett Gardner7
RTyler Austin6
RStarlin Castro2
LGreg Bird2
RClint Frazier2
RErik Kratz2
RMiguel Andujar2
RAustin Romine1
RChris Carter1
LDidi Gregorius1
RKyle Higashioka1
RRonald Torreyes1
LTyler Wade1

Starters

RLuis Severino5.6 WAR
RMasahiro Tanaka2.6 WAR
LJordan Montgomery2.6 WAR
RChad Green2.4 WAR
LCC Sabathia1.8 WAR
RMichael Pineda1.0 WAR
RSonny Gray⇄0.5 WAR
LJaime Garcia⇄0.3 WAR
RBryan Mitchell0.2 WAR
LCaleb Smith-0.0 WAR
RLuis Cessa-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LAroldis Chapman22 sv
RDellin Betances19 h
RTommy Kahnle⇄15 h
RAdam Warren11 h
RChad Green9 h
RJonathan Holder4 h
LChasen Shreve1 h
RTyler Clippard⇄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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Jordan Montgomery2.6
Todd Frazier1.7
David Robertson1.1
Tommy Kahnle0.7
Sonny Gray0.5
Jaime García0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Andrew Miller1.9
Carlos Beltrán1.8
Nathan Eovaldi0.7
Iván Nova0.4
Chris Parmelee0.3
Richard Bleier0.3

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Aaron Judge 2017 +8.7 +142.5 0.5 +141.9 $0.1M 2.05× Free Agent · 2023–2031 · $40.0M AAV
Luis Severino 2017 +5.6 +112.2 0.6 +111.7 $0.1M 2.50× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $22.3M AAV
Brett Gardner 2017 +3.8 +55.0 12.5 +42.5 $3.3M 1.79× –
Jordan Montgomery 2017 +2.6 +40.8 0.5 +40.3 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Gary Sánchez 2017 +4.1 +36.9 0.6 +36.3 $0.1M 1.12× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.8M AAV
Aaron Hicks 2017 +2.6 +33.6 1.4 +32.2 $0.5M 1.60× –
Didi Gregorius 2017 +2.6 +24.3 5.1 +19.2 $2.0M 1.18× –
Chad Green 2017 +2.4 +18.8 0.4 +18.4 $0.2M 0.98× –
Masahiro Tanaka 2017 +2.6 +40.0 22.0 +18.0 $8.6M 1.96× –
Starlin Castro 2017 +2.8 +23.8 9.9 +14.0 $3.6M 1.07× –
Dellin Betances 2017 +1.2 +12.8 3.0 +9.8 $2.5M 1.34× –
Tommy Kahnle↔ 2017 +0.7 +7.9 0.2 +7.7 $0.3M 1.34× –
Aroldis Chapman 2017 +1.5 +23.8 17.2 +6.6 $11.3M 1.95× Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV
Todd Frazier↔ 2017 +1.7 +11.7 5.4 +6.3 $3.1M 0.85× –
David Robertson↔ 2017 +1.1 +11.6 5.9 +5.7 $5.4M 1.34× –
Ronald Torreyes 2017 +1.1 +4.7 0.6 +4.2 $0.5M 0.56× –
Adam Warren 2017 +1.2 +6.3 2.3 +4.0 $1.9M 0.67× –
Sonny Gray↔ 2017 +0.5 +4.4 1.5 +2.9 $2.7M 1.02× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Jonathan Holder 2017 +0.5 +2.7 0.5 +2.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Michael Pineda 2017 +1.0 +8.4 7.4 +1.0 $7.2M 1.02× –
Miguel Andujar 2017 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.2M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.0M AAV
Ben Heller 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Giovanny Gallegos 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.0M 0.67× –
Clint Frazier 2017 +0.1 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.8M 0.83× –
Domingo Germán 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Bryan Mitchell 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.6 +0.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Erik Kratz 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.9M 0.52× –
Garrett Cooper 2017 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.6M 0.56× –
Ji Man Choi 2017 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.4 $0.6M 0.56× –
Chasen Shreve 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.2 $4.1M 0.67× –
Chase Headley 2017 +1.9 +12.8 13.0 -0.2 $6.9M 0.85× –
Dustin Fowler 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Caleb Smith 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Mason Williams 2017 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Tyler Webb↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Ronald Herrera 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Tyler Austin 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.7 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Jaime García↔ 2017 +0.3 +2.5 3.6 -1.1 $11.7M 1.02× –
Kyle Higashioka 2017 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $6.8M AAV
Tommy Layne 2017 -0.0 -0.1 1.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Luis Cessa 2017 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Pete Kozma↔ 2017 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.3 – 0.61× –
Austin Romine 2017 -0.3 -1.2 0.8 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Greg Bird 2017 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Rob Refsnyder↔ 2017 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Tyler Wade 2017 -0.7 -2.9 0.2 -3.2 – 0.56× –
CC Sabathia 2017 +1.8 +20.9 25.0 -4.1 $14.2M 1.49× –
Tyler Clippard↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.5 3.7 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Chris Carter 2017 -0.3 -1.2 3.5 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Jacoby Ellsbury 2017 +1.5 +15.0 21.1 -6.2 $13.7M 1.22× –
Matt Holliday 2017 -0.0 -0.1 13.0 -13.1 – 0.69× –
Total—+52.2+666.5187.0+479.4—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Yankees — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2017 · MIA / NYY
MIA · Michael Hill +$162.4M
Starlin Castro, Jorge Guzmán, José Devers
NYY · Brian Cashman −$162.4M
Giancarlo Stanton
MIA came out ahead by $162.4M
2017 · NYY / OAK
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Sonny Gray
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo, James Kaprielian
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · NYY / MIN
NYY · Brian Cashman +$4.0M
Jaime García
MIN · Derek Falvey −$4.0M
Dietrich Enns, Zack Littell
NYY came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Brian Cashman +$3.2M
Ryan McBroom
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$3.2M
Rob Refsnyder
NYY came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$4.8M
JP Sears, Juan Then
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$4.8M
Nick Rumbelow
NYY came out ahead by $4.8M
2017 · TEX / NYY
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Ronald Herrera
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Reiver Sanmartin
Even trade
2017 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Brian Cashman +$1.6M
Matt Frawley
PIT · Neal Huntington −$1.6M
Johnny Barbato
NYY came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · BAL / NYY
BAL · Dan Duquette +$7.2M
Richard Bleier
NYY · Brian Cashman −$7.2M
cash / PTBNL
BAL came out ahead by $7.2M
2017 · NYY / MIL
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M
Garrett Cooper
MIL · David Stearns −$0.8M
Tyler Webb
NYY came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · NYY / MIA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$10.4M
Mike King
MIA · Michael Hill −$10.4M
Garrett Cooper, Caleb Smith
NYY came out ahead by $10.4M
2017 · NYY / BAL
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Matt Wotherspoon
NYY came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · NYY / CHW
NYY · Brian Cashman +$24.0M
Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle
CHW · Kenny Williams −$24.0M
Tyler Clippard, Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin, Tito Polo
NYY came out ahead by $24.0M
2017 · NYY / SDP
NYY · Brian Cashman +$18.4M
Jabari Blash
SDP · AJ Preller −$18.4M
Chase Headley, Bryan Mitchell
NYY came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$186.8M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
CC Sabathia3616.000$25.0MFREE AGENT
Jacoby Ellsbury339.037$21.1MFREE AGENT
Aroldis Chapman296.009$17.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Holliday3713.000$13.0MFREE AGENT
Chase Headley338.123$13.0MFREE AGENT
Brett Gardner338.072$12.5MFREE AGENT
Starlin Castro276.150$9.9MFREE AGENT
David Robertson328.070$5.9MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard327.148$3.7MFREE AGENT
Jaime García308.047$3.6MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Masahiro Tanaka283.000$22.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pineda285.099$7.4MFREE AGENT
Todd Frazier315.071$5.4MFREE AGENT
Didi Gregorius273.159$5.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Carter305.087$3.5MFREE AGENT
Dellin Betances293.078$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Warren294.036$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Sonny Gray273.061$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Hicks273.041$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Layne325.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Austin Romine283.044$805kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Kratz373.167$94kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Ronald Torreyes241.022$562kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Sánchez240.086$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve262.015$552kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Severino230.170$551kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Mitchell261.129$551kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Bird241.053$546kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Judge250.051$544kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Austin250.051$544kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Holder240.031$537kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Montgomery240.000$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Green260.079$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Fowler220.000$278kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Frazier220.000$272kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle272.015$248kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Cessa250.098$246kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Wade220.000$237kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Cooper260.000$222kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Smith250.000$175kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Giovanny Gallegos250.000$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Kozma292.108$162kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Heller250.053$120kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Germán240.034$102kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Refsnyder260.158$98kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Higashioka270.000$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ji Man Choi260.129$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Andujar220.000$53kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Webb260.000$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason Williams251.070$29kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Herrera220.000$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Yankees's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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