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GM: Brian Cashman

Overview

CONTEND ↘ cooling
expensive & winning · year 1 in this regime · payroll 1.82× league · TAB +6.9
+6.9TAB — talent above budget11th/30
+4.2WAB — realized wins (TAB + luck)12th/30
7.0depth — 2+ WAR regulars13th/30
-2.6dead WAR — sub-replacement drag3rd/30
20%dead money %4th/30
0.580win %3rd/30
48.6roster fWAR1st/30
-92surplus $M (value vs cost)25th/30
$294Mpayroll $M1st/30

2024: won pennant · 94–68. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.

Roster

CFAaron Judge 105GJazz Chisholm Jr. 97GTrent Grisham 69G
LFAlex Verdugo 141GJasson Domínguez 13GJuan Soto 6G
RFJuan Soto 145GAlex Verdugo 10GAaron Judge 8G
SSAnthony Volpe 160GOswaldo Cabrera 6G
2BGleyber Torres 153GOswaldo Cabrera 13GJahmai Jones 3G
3BOswaldo Cabrera 74GJazz Chisholm Jr. 45GDJ LeMahieu 36G
1BAnthony Rizzo 92GBen Rice 49GDJ LeMahieu 38G
STARTERSNestor Cortes 3.1WARLuis Gil 2.1WARGerrit Cole 1.8WARClarke Schmidt 1.7WARCarlos Rodón 1.6WAR
CAustin Wells 110GJose Trevino 71GCarlos Narváez 6G
DHGiancarlo Stanton 109GAaron Judge 41GJahmai Jones 8G
BULLPEN★ Clay Holmes 30svLuke Weaver 22hTommy Kahnle 16hMark Leiter Jr. 15hIan Hamilton 11hTim Mayza 8hJake Cousins 8hTim Hill 4h
CAustin Wells 110 · Jose Trevino 71 · Carlos Narváez 6
1BAnthony Rizzo 92 · Ben Rice 49 · DJ LeMahieu 38
2BGleyber Torres 153 · Oswaldo Cabrera 13 · Jahmai Jones 3
3BOswaldo Cabrera 74 · Jazz Chisholm Jr. 45 · DJ LeMahieu 36
SSAnthony Volpe 160 · Oswaldo Cabrera 6
LFAlex Verdugo 141 · Jasson Domínguez 13 · Juan Soto 6
CFAaron Judge 105 · Jazz Chisholm Jr. 97 · Trent Grisham 69
RFJuan Soto 145 · Alex Verdugo 10 · Aaron Judge 8
DHGiancarlo Stanton 109 · Aaron Judge 41 · Jahmai Jones 8
SPNestor Cortes 3.1 · Luis Gil 2.1 · Gerrit Cole 1.8 · Clarke Schmidt 1.7 · Carlos Rodón 1.6
BP★ Clay Holmes 30 · Luke Weaver 22 · Tommy Kahnle 16 · Mark Leiter Jr. 15 · Ian Hamilton 11 · Tim Mayza 8 · Jake Cousins 8 · Tim Hill 4

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.

2024 roster — value & surplus

PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Aaron Judge 32 FA-elig 15811.3 40.0 +7.2
Juan Soto 25 FA-elig 1578.3 31.0 +3.6
Anthony Volpe 23 pre-arb 1603.5 0.8 +13.7
Austin Wells 24 pre-arb 1153.5 0.8 +13.7
Nestor Cortes 29 FA-elig 313.1 4.0 +8.8
Jazz Chisholm Jr.↔ MIA 26 arb 462.3 0.8 +8.8
Luis Gil 26 arb 292.1 0.7 +8.0
Gleyber Torres 27 FA-elig 1541.8 14.2 -6.6
Gerrit Cole 33 FA-elig 171.8 36.0 -28.6
Clarke Schmidt 28 arb 161.7 2.0 +4.9
Jose Trevino 31 FA-elig 741.6 2.7 +4.1
Carlos Rodón 31 FA-elig 321.6 27.8 -21.1
Clay Holmes 31 FA-elig 671.2 6.0 -1.2
Luke Weaver 30 FA-elig 621.0 2.0 +2.1
Oswaldo Cabrera 25 pre-arb 1090.9 0.8 +3.1
Marcus Stroman 33 FA-elig 300.9 18.5 -14.7
Giancarlo Stanton 34 FA-elig 1140.8 32.0 -28.5
Ian Hamilton 29 FA-elig 350.6 0.9 +1.7
Alex Verdugo 28 FA-elig 1490.6 8.7 -6.2
Trent Grisham 27 arb 760.5 5.5 -3.3
Michael Tonkin↔ MIN 34 FA-elig 390.4 0.7 +1.0
Jon Berti 34 arb 250.3 3.6 -2.5
Tim Hill↔ CHW 34 FA-elig 350.2 1.0 -0.0
Cody Poteet 29 arb 50.2 0.8 +0.2
Jonathan Loáisiga 29 FA-elig 30.1 2.5 -1.9
Jake Cousins 29 arb 370.1 0.7 -0.2
Dennis Santana↔ PIT 28 – 230.1 0.2 +0.3
Clayton Beeter 25 pre-arb 30.1 0.7 -0.4
Will Warren 25 – 60.1 0.1 +0.3
Jahmai Jones 26 arb 330.1 0.7 -0.4
Duke Ellis↔ CHW 26 – 30.1 0.0 +0.3
Oswald Peraza 24 pre-arb 40.1 0.8 -0.5
Tommy Kahnle 34 FA-elig 500.1 5.8 -5.5
Tim Mayza↔ TOR 32 FA-elig 150.0 1.1 -1.0
Phil Bickford 28 pre-arb 80.0 0.1 -0.0
Taylor Trammell↔ LAD 26 pre-arb 50.0 0.0 +0.0
Josh Maciejewski 28 – 40.0 0.1 -0.1
Anthony Misiewicz 29 pre-arb 1-0.0 0.0 -0.0
Caleb Ferguson↔ HOU 27 FA-elig 42-0.0 1.6 -1.6
Carlos Narváez 25 – 6-0.0 0.2 -0.2
Kevin Smith 27 pre-arb 2-0.0 0.0 -0.1
Scott Effross 30 arb 3-0.1 0.8 -1.1
Ron Marinaccio 28 pre-arb 16-0.1 0.7 -1.2
Yoendrys Gómez 24 pre-arb 5-0.1 0.7 -1.2
Nick Burdi 31 FA-elig 12-0.1 0.8 -1.3
Enyel De Los Santos↔ CHW 28 FA-elig 5-0.1 0.1 -0.7
Clayton Andrews 27 pre-arb 1-0.1 0.7 -1.3
Jasson Domínguez 21 pre-arb 18-0.1 0.7 -1.3
Mark Leiter Jr.↔ CHC 33 FA-elig 21-0.2 0.5 -1.2
Anthony Rizzo 34 FA-elig 92-0.2 17.0 -17.8
J.D. Davis↔ OAK 31 – 7-0.2 0.2 -1.1
Ben Rice 25 – 50-0.3 0.3 -1.7
Victor González 28 arb 27-0.4 0.9 -2.7
DJ LeMahieu 35 FA-elig 67-0.5 15.0 -16.9

Key additions (new vs 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Soto8.3
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2.3
Luis Gil2.1
Marcus Stroman0.9
Alex Verdugo0.6
Trent Grisham0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Michael King2.2
Kyle Higashioka1.4
Harrison Bader1.1
Domingo Germán0.9
Isiah Kiner-Falefa0.6
Jimmy Cordero0.6

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$294.5M
2025 guaranteed
$135.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Aaron Judge327.051$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M$40.0M
Gerrit Cole3310.111$36.0M$36.0MOPT-OUT$36.0M$36.0M$36.0MFREE AGENT
Giancarlo Stanton3413.118$32.0M$32.0M$19.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Rodón318.168$27.8M$27.8M$27.8M$27.8M$27.8MFREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman339.026$18.5MFREE AGENT
Anthony Rizzo3411.168$17.0MFREE AGENT
DJ LeMahieu3511.128$15.0MFREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle348.131$5.8MFREE AGENT
Luke Weaver306.112$2.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Leiter Jr.337.000$525kFREE AGENT
Enyel De Los Santos286.000$125kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Juan Soto255.134$31.0MFREE AGENT
Gleyber Torres275.162$14.2MFREE AGENT
Alex Verdugo285.078$8.7MFREE AGENT
Clay Holmes315.031$6.0MFREE AGENT
Trent Grisham274.060$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nestor Cortes294.094$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Berti344.168$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Trevino314.063$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Loáisiga295.022$2.5MFREE AGENT
Caleb Ferguson275.093$1.6MFREE AGENT
Tim Mayza324.156$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Hill345.112$1.0MFREE AGENT
Victor González283.058$860kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jazz Chisholm Jr.264.000$821kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Burdi313.140$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tonkin343.074$684kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.D. Davis315.137$200kFREE AGENT
Dennis Santana283.126$159kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Clarke Schmidt282.148$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Hamilton291.126$923kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Volpe231.000$810kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Cabrera251.048$783kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswald Peraza240.123$767kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Poteet291.145$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Effross302.037$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Wells240.031$750kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jasson Domínguez210.031$746kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jahmai Jones260.077$741kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Beeter250.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Marinaccio281.129$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoendrys Gómez240.010$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Cousins291.160$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gil261.073$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Andrews271.000$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Rice250.000$302kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Narváez250.000$151kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Maciejewski28–$111k
Phil Bickford282.134$88kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Warren250.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Smith271.063$48kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Trammell261.103$40kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duke Ellis26–$14k
Anthony Misiewicz292.170$8kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Yankees 2024; 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.