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Yankees NYY

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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

FORCED-SPEND ↘ cooling
expensive & losing · year 1 in this regime · payroll 1.69× league · TAB -12.5
-12.5TAB — talent above budget27th/30
-6.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + luck)23rd/30
4.0depth — 2+ WAR regulars22nd/30
-5.7dead WAR — sub-replacement drag19th/30
44%dead money %19th/30
0.506win %15th/30
28.2roster fWAR21st/30
-148surplus $M (value vs cost)30th/30
$260Mpayroll $M1st/30

Roster

CFIsiah Kiner-Falefa 41GEstevan Florial 19GAaron Judge 18G
LFOswaldo Cabrera 51GIsiah Kiner-Falefa 37GBilly McKinney 33G
RFAaron Judge 54GOswaldo Cabrera 49GJake Bauers 33G
SSAnthony Volpe 157GOswald Peraza 6GOswaldo Cabrera 5G
2BGleyber Torres 145GOswald Peraza 10GDJ LeMahieu 9G
3BDJ LeMahieu 69GOswald Peraza 36GIsiah Kiner-Falefa 31G
1BAnthony Rizzo 92GDJ LeMahieu 56GJake Bauers 22G
STARTERSGerrit Cole 5.3WARMichael King 2.2WARClarke Schmidt 1.9WARDomingo Germán 0.9WARNestor Cortes 0.8WAR
CKyle Higashioka 90GJose Trevino 54GBen Rortvedt 31G
DHGiancarlo Stanton 65GAaron Judge 38GWillie Calhoun 26G
BULLPEN★ Clay Holmes 24svWandy Peralta 18hTommy Kahnle 14hRon Marinaccio 7hKeynan Middleton 5hIan Hamilton 5hAlbert Abreu 3hNick Ramirez 2h
CKyle Higashioka 90 · Jose Trevino 54 · Ben Rortvedt 31
1BAnthony Rizzo 92 · DJ LeMahieu 56 · Jake Bauers 22
2BGleyber Torres 145 · Oswald Peraza 10 · DJ LeMahieu 9
3BDJ LeMahieu 69 · Oswald Peraza 36 · Isiah Kiner-Falefa 31
SSAnthony Volpe 157 · Oswald Peraza 6 · Oswaldo Cabrera 5
LFOswaldo Cabrera 51 · Isiah Kiner-Falefa 37 · Billy McKinney 33
CFIsiah Kiner-Falefa 41 · Estevan Florial 19 · Aaron Judge 18
RFAaron Judge 54 · Oswaldo Cabrera 49 · Jake Bauers 33
DHGiancarlo Stanton 65 · Aaron Judge 38 · Willie Calhoun 26
SPGerrit Cole 5.3 · Michael King 2.2 · Clarke Schmidt 1.9 · Domingo Germán 0.9 · Nestor Cortes 0.8
BP★ Clay Holmes 24 · Wandy Peralta 18 · Tommy Kahnle 14 · Ron Marinaccio 7 · Keynan Middleton 5 · Ian Hamilton 5 · Albert Abreu 3 · Nick Ramirez 2

Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

2023 roster — value & surplus

PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Gerrit Cole 32 FA-elig 335.3 36.0 -14.9
Aaron Judge 31 FA-elig 1064.7 40.0 -21.2
Gleyber Torres 26 arb 1583.7 9.9 +4.6
Michael King 28 arb 492.2 1.3 +7.6
Anthony Volpe 22 pre-arb 1591.9 0.7 +7.0
Clarke Schmidt 27 arb 331.9 0.7 +6.7
Clay Holmes 30 arb 661.6 3.3 +2.9
Kyle Higashioka 33 FA-elig 921.4 1.5 +3.9
DJ LeMahieu 34 FA-elig 1361.3 15.0 -9.9
Ian Hamilton 28 pre-arb 391.1 0.7 +3.8
Harrison Bader↔ CIN 29 – 841.1 3.4 +0.9
Domingo Germán 30 FA-elig 200.9 2.6 +1.1
Anthony Rizzo 33 FA-elig 990.9 17.0 -13.6
Nestor Cortes 28 arb 120.8 3.2 +0.1
Jose Trevino 30 arb 550.7 2.4 +0.6
Nick Ramirez 33 pre-arb 320.7 0.4 +2.2
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 28 arb 1150.6 6.0 -3.7
Jimmy Cordero 31 arb 310.6 0.7 +1.5
Jhony Brito 25 – 250.4 0.4 +1.3
Austin Wells 23 – 190.3 0.1 +1.2
Jasson Domínguez 20 – 80.3 0.1 +1.0
Tommy Kahnle 33 FA-elig 420.3 5.8 -4.6
Estevan Florial 25 pre-arb 190.3 0.1 +1.0
Luke Weaver↔ CIN 29 FA-elig 30.2 0.2 +0.6
Billy McKinney 28 pre-arb 480.2 0.4 +0.2
Greg Allen 30 – 220.2 0.4 +0.3
Keynan Middleton↔ CHW 29 arb 120.1 0.1 +0.4
Randy Vásquez 24 – 110.1 0.2 +0.2
Yoendrys Gómez 23 – 10.0 0.0 +0.1
Josh Donaldson↔ MIL 37 FA-elig 340.0 14.5 -14.4
Greg Weissert 28 pre-arb 170.0 0.2 -0.0
Jonathan Loáisiga 28 arb 170.0 2.3 -2.2
Franchy Cordero 28 FA-elig 240.0 1.0 -1.0
Frankie Montas 30 FA-elig 10.0 7.5 -7.5
Anthony Misiewicz↔ ARI 28 pre-arb 3-0.0 0.0 -0.1
Ben Rortvedt 25 pre-arb 32-0.0 0.5 -0.5
Ryan Weber 32 arb 8-0.0 0.6 -0.6
Deivi García↔ CHW 24 – 2-0.1 0.0 -0.3
Matt Bowman 32 arb 3-0.1 0.0 -0.4
Willie Calhoun 28 – 44-0.1 0.6 -1.0
Carlos Rodón 30 FA-elig 14-0.1 22.8 -23.3
Matt Krook 28 – 4-0.1 0.2 -0.7
Ron Marinaccio 27 pre-arb 45-0.1 0.7 -1.3
Zach McAllister 35 FA-elig 7-0.2 0.1 -0.7
Colten Brewer 30 pre-arb 3-0.3 0.1 -1.1
Jake Bauers 27 pre-arb 84-0.3 0.6 -1.8
Oswald Peraza 23 pre-arb 52-0.4 0.3 -1.8
Albert Abreu 27 arb 45-0.4 0.7 -2.3
Wandy Peralta 31 FA-elig 63-0.5 3.4 -5.2
Aaron Hicks↔ BAL 33 FA-elig 28-0.5 3.2 -5.3
Luis Severino 29 FA-elig 19-0.6 15.0 -17.2
Giancarlo Stanton 33 FA-elig 101-0.6 32.0 -34.2
Everson Pereira 22 – 27-0.6 0.2 -2.4
Oswaldo Cabrera 24 pre-arb 115-0.8 0.7 -3.9

Key additions (new vs 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Anthony Volpe1.9
Ian Hamilton1.1
Nick Ramirez0.7
Jimmy Cordero0.6
Jhony Brito0.4
Austin Wells0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Jameson Taillon2.4
Matt Carpenter2.4
Jordan Montgomery1.4
Lucas Luetge0.9
Andrew Benintendi0.6
JP Sears0.4

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$259.9M
2024 guaranteed
$135.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Aaron Judge316.051$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M
Gerrit Cole329.111$36.0M$36.0M$36.0MOPT-OUT$36.0M$36.0M$36.0MFREE AGENT
Giancarlo Stanton3312.118$32.0M$32.0M$32.0M$19.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Rodón307.168$22.8M$27.8M$27.8M$27.8M$27.8M$27.8MFREE AGENT
Anthony Rizzo3310.168$17.0MFREE AGENT
DJ LeMahieu3410.128$15.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Severino296.170$15.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Josh Donaldson3710.158$14.5MFREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle337.130$5.8MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hicks339.041$3.2MFREE AGENT
Zach McAllister356.049$74kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Gleyber Torres264.162$9.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Montas305.015$7.5MFREE AGENT
Isiah Kiner-Falefa285.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Harrison Bader295.030$3.4MFREE AGENT
Wandy Peralta315.168$3.4MFREE AGENT
Clay Holmes304.031$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nestor Cortes283.094$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Germán304.017$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Trevino303.063$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Loáisiga284.022$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Higashioka334.005$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael King283.004$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franchy Cordero284.092$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Calhoun284.033$573kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Weber323.023$557kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Allen303.030$364kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Weaver295.112$207kFREE AGENT
Keynan Middleton295.023$107kFREE AGENT
Matt Bowman324.021$39kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Oswaldo Cabrera240.050$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clarke Schmidt271.148$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Marinaccio270.154$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albert Abreu271.118$739kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Hamilton280.126$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Volpe220.000$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Cordero312.136$720kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Bauers272.100$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Rortvedt251.086$498kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McKinney282.142$449kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jhony Brito250.000$434kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Ramirez331.077$430kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswald Peraza230.035$333kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Krook280.000$174kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Weissert280.041$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Everson Pereira220.000$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Vásquez240.000$151kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Wells230.000$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jasson Domínguez200.000$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Estevan Florial250.088$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colten Brewer302.044$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Misiewicz282.108$41kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoendrys Gómez230.000$39kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deivi García240.061$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2023; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

RegimeSeasonsWin %Playoff %Pennant %WS %
WINDOW 28152.131.05.01.1
CONTEND 30056.964.719.710.3
FORCED-SPEND 25648.09.81.61.6
REBUILD 32143.31.20.30.3
Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.