Assembling the Yankees Ultimate All-Time 25-Man Roster
Yanks Go Yard assembles the New York Yankees ultimate 25-man roster, using all of the greatest players in franchise history during their peak seasons.
Given how depressing the modern New York Yankees have been over the last month, let’s distract ourselves with a game. If you had to fill out a 25-man roster using the best players in Yankees history, who would you choose?
It’s important to remember that when you select a player, you have to specify which particular vintage of that player you are choosing for your club. My attempt at building the best super-Yankees team is what follows, but feel free to quibble with my choices in the comments.
Starting Lineup
Bench
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IF/PR- Snuffy Stirnweiss (1945, Age 25) 139 OPS+ and 8.5 WAR
OF- Bobby Murcer (1972, Age 26) 181 OPS+ and 8.1 WAR
PH/1B- Jason Giambi (2002, Age 31) 172 OPS+ and 7.1 WAR
C- Yogi Berra (1956, Age 31) 142 OPS+ and 6.3 WAR
Just Missed the Cut- Position Players
Joe Gordon (1942), Graig Nettles (1976), Tony Lazzeri (1929), Bill Dickey (1937), Roger Maris (1960), Brett Gardner (2010).
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Rotation
Bullpen
CL- Mariano Rivera (1996, Age 26) 240 ERA+ and 5 WAR
SU- Rich Gossage (1982, Age 30) 179 ERA+ and 4.5 WAR
SU- David Robertson (2011, Age 26) 399 ERA+ and 4 WAR
MR- Tom Gordon (2004, Age 36) 204 ERA+ and 4 WAR
MR- Dave Righetti (1986, Age 27) 168 ERA+ and 3.8 WAR
LR- Lindy McDaniel (1970, Age 34) 176 ERA+ and 4.2 WAR
LR- Joe Page (1949, Age 31) 156 ERA+ and 4.2 WAR
Just Missed the Cut- Pitchers
Russ Ford (1910), Jack Chesbro (1904), Herb Pennock (1924), Bob Shawkey (1920), Mike Mussina (2001), David Cone (1997), Mel Stottlemyre (1965), Dellin Betances (2015)
There’s no other franchise that could put together a roster that formidable. One of the things that stuck out to me when researching this was how well A-Rod’s peak Yankees seasons stacked up against other pinstriped legends. His 2007 season was simply one of the best performances by a Yankees player ever, and I don’t think most fans appreciated how great he was at the time.
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