MLB Dirt

 

Entering the 2011 season, the Yankees lineup was full of stars, and that has been the norm for this franchise. Baseball fans are used to seeing the Yankees throw out huge salaries to top of the line free agents each offseason. Well this off-season we really didn’t see that as it was highlighted by signings such as Russell Martin, Eric Chavez, Andruw Jones, Freddy Garcia, and so on.  Their current roster has an interesting mix of hall of famers, all stars, veterans well past their prime, and a few young guys. Most of these guys, excluding some of the reserve players and relievers, have had an all-star caliber season (many of them have had more than one.) Well just imagine if all the players on this roster were in their prime. It would be scary good! Let us take a look at the roster and each players highest WAR Season.

Starting Lineup:

Brett Gardner: 5.4

Derek Jeter: 7.5

Mark Teixeira: 7.3

Alex Rodriguez: 9.8

Robinson Cano: 6.4

Nick Swisher: 4.1

Jorge Posada: 6.4

Curtis Granderson: 7.4

Russell Martin: 5.8

Bench:

Eric Chavez: 5.9

Andruw Jones: 8.3

Gustavo Molina: 0.0

Eduardo Nunez: -0.1

Starting Pitchers:

C.C. Sabathia: 7.6

A.J. Burnett: 5.5

Phil Hughes: 2.4

Ivan Nova: 0.5

Freddy Garcia: 5.5

Bullpen (The league high is typically around 3.0 for relievers):

Mariano Rivera: 3.3

Rafael Soriano: 2.0

Joba Chamberlain: 3.3

David Robertson: 0.8

Boone Logan: 0.4

Luis Ayala: 1.8

Bartolo Colon: 5.0

That roster would just be ridiculous!

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis Tagged: | A.J. Burnett, Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Bartolo Colon, Boone Logan, Brett Gardner, C.C. Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, David Robertson, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Eric Chavez, Freddy Garcia, Gustavo Molina, Ivan Nova, Joba Chamberlain, Jorge Posada, Luis Ayala, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, Phil Hughes, Rafael Soriano, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin