GM: Brian Cashman (since 1999)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | 29 | arb | 148 | 5.5 | 10.2 | +7.6 |
| Gerrit Cole | 30 | FA-elig | 30 | 5.2 | 36.0 | -19.2 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 28 | arb | 30 | 3.2 | 2.1 | +8.2 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 31 | FA-elig | 139 | 3.1 | 29.0 | -19.1 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | 2.4 | 0.6 | +7.1 |
| DJ LeMahieu | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.1 | 15.0 | -8.2 |
| Jameson Taillon | 29 | arb | 29 | 2.0 | 2.2 | +4.1 |
| Nestor Cortes | 26 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +4.9 |
| Chad Green | 30 | arb | 67 | 1.6 | 2.1 | +2.9 |
| Lucas Luetge | 34 | pre-arb | 57 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +4.1 |
| Corey Kluber | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.4 | 11.0 | -6.4 |
| Gleyber Torres | 24 | arb | 127 | 1.4 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Rougned Odor | 27 | FA-elig | 102 | 1.3 | 12.3 | -8.1 |
| Gio Urshela | 29 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Domingo Germán | 28 | pre-arb | 22 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +3.4 |
| Gary Sánchez | 28 | FA-elig | 117 | 1.1 | 6.3 | -2.6 |
| Brett Gardner | 37 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.0 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Clay Holmes↔ PIT | 28 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +2.8 |
| Michael King | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 31 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +1.6 |
| Tyler Wade | 26 | pre-arb | 103 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Greg Allen | 28 | pre-arb | 15 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.9 |
| Joey Gallo↔ TEX | 27 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.6 | 16.0 | -14.2 |
| Luke Voit | 30 | arb | 68 | 0.6 | 4.7 | -2.9 |
| Anthony Rizzo↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.5 | 5.7 | -4.2 |
| Luis Gil | 23 | – | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +1.3 |
| Estevan Florial | 23 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Luis Cessa↔ CIN | 29 | arb | 29 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Joely Rodríguez↔ TEX | 29 | arb | 21 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Stephen Ridings | 25 | – | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Luis Severino | 27 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.2 | 10.8 | -10.2 |
| Wandy Peralta↔ SFG | 29 | arb | 46 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Nick Nelson | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Deivi García | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Ryan LaMarre | 32 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Sal Romano↔ CIN | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Aaron Hicks | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.0 | 10.8 | -10.7 |
| Mike Tauchman↔ SFG | 30 | – | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Hoy Park↔ PIT | 25 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Tim Locastro↔ ARI | 28 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Brody Koerner | 27 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Darren O'Day | 38 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Miguel Andujar | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Asher Wojciechowski | 32 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Trey Amburgey | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Chris Gittens | 27 | – | 16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Mike Ford | 28 | – | 22 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Jonathan Davis↔ TOR | 29 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Zack Britton | 33 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 13.0 | -13.8 |
| Rob Brantly | 31 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Andrew Velazquez | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Jay Bruce | 34 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.3 |
| Justin Wilson↔ CIN | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -2.8 |
| Andrew Heaney↔ ANA | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -4.3 |
| Brooks Kriske↔ BAL | 27 | – | 8 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Albert Abreu | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -2.1 |
| Clint Frazier | 26 | arb | 66 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -4.7 |
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for NYY |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1984 | 26.6 |
| David Cone | 1995 | 16.6 |
| Tino Martinez | 1995 | 16.0 |
| Gleyber Torres | 2016 | 15.9 |
| Willie Randolph | 1975 | 14.7 |
| Nick Swisher | 2008 | 14.4 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 2017 | 11.1 |
| Randy Velarde | 1987 | 10.1 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 1989 | 26.8 |
| Doug Drabek | 1986 | 21.4 |
| Fred McGriff | 1982 | 19.7 |
| Greg Gagne | 1982 | 15.6 |
| Austin Jackson | 2009 | 14.8 |
| Jake Westbrook | 2000 | 13.5 |
| Eric Milton | 1998 | 13.4 |
| Nick Johnson | 2003 | 10.5 |