New York Yankees 2012-13 Offseason Team Page

last updated 3/24/13

NEW YORK YANKEES 2013
•For 2012 End of Season roster, click HERE.
•For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE.
•For 2011 End of Season roster, click HERE.
•For 2011 Opening Day roster, click HERE.

•2012-13 OFFSEASON PREVIEW PODCAST
•2012-13 OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS 

•Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD.
•Players who are injured: +
•2012 Draftees: (round-pick)
•Assigned to 2012 Arizona Fall League:  AFL 
•Baseball America '13 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE#
•Baseball Prospectus '13 pre-season prospect rankings: (yet to be released)
•FREE AGENT/ARBITRATION LIST at bottom of page 

'MLBDepthCharts (offseason) Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but also includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 stats, 2013 salary and contract info, and more in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet.

*40-man roster total (40) 
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts'

PROJECTED 25-MAN ROSTER
(*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
Projected 'Go-To' Starting Lineup (Click HERE to see last 7 lineups)
1 CF Brett Gardner*
2 RF Ichiro Suzuki*
3 2B Robinson Cano*  
4 3B Kevin Youkilis 
5 DH Travis Hafner*  
6 1B Juan Rivera
7 LF Brennan Boesch* vs RHP
8 SS Eduardo Nuñez 
9 C Chris Stewart 

Projected Bench 
C Francisco Cervelli
1B Dan Johnson* 
IF Gil Velazquez
OF Melky Mesa vs LHP

Projected Starting Rotation 
1 LHP CC Sabathia
2 RHP Hiroki Kuroda
3 LHP Andy Pettitte
4 RHP Ivan Nova
5 RHP David Phelps  

Projected Bullpen 
CL RHP Mariano Rivera
SU RHP David Robertson
SU LHP Boone Logan
MID RHP Joba Chamberlain
MID RHP David Aardsma 
MID LHP Clay Rapada
LR RHP Shawn Kelley

Projected Disabled List
Position Players
•1B Mark Teixeira** +  STRAINED WRIST (3/6/13) - out 8-10 weeks
•3B Alex Rodriguez +  HIP SURGERY - likely out until June; placed on 60-Day DL 2/13/13 
•SS Derek Jeter +  RECOVERY FROM ANKLE SURGERY; doubtful for start of season
•OF Curtis Granderson* +  FRACTURED FOREARM (2/24/13); out 10 weeks

Pitchers
•RHP Phil Hughes +  BULGING DISC IN BACK; doubtful for start of season
•RHP Michael Pineda +  SHOULDER SURGERY (5/1/12); placed on 60-Day DL (3/15/13)


On the Outside Looking In 
(Players invited to big league camp)
Position Players (Highest Level Played in 2012)
C Austin Romine AAA  optioned   
2B/3B David Adams AA   AFL   optioned 
2B Corban Joseph* AAA  optioned    
OF Zoilo Almonte** AA  optioned    
OF Ramon Flores* A+  optioned 
C Bobby Wilson MLB
IF/OF Ronnier Mustelier AAA
IF/OF Jayson Nix MLB
OF Ben Francisco MLB
OF Thomas Neal MLB

Starting Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Dellin Betances AAA  optioned   AFL 
RHP Brett Marshall BA#6 AA  optioned   
RHP Jose Ramirez A+  optioned 
RHP Adam Warren MLB  optioned 
LHP Manny Bañuelos BA#8 AAA  optioned  +  TOMMY JOHN SURGERY ON 10/4/12 - OUT FOR 2013  
LHP Nik Turley A+  optioned 
LHP Vidal Nuno AA

Relief Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Cody Eppley MLB
LHP Cesar Cabral DNP  RULE V  
LHP Francisco Rondon AA  optioned 
RHP Preston Claiborne AAA
RHP David Herndon +  TOMMY JOHN SURGERY ON 6/19/12   
RHP Jim Miller MLB
RHP Branden Pinder A+
LHP Juan Cedeño AAA
LHP Josh Spence MLB

Notable Minor Leaguers
Catchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

C Francisco Arcia* A
C/1B Tyson Blaser A+
C Kyle Higashioka AA
C J.R. Murphy AA
C Peter O'Brien A- (2-94)
C Gary Sanchez BA#3 A+

Infielders (Highest Level Played in 2012)
1B Greg Bird* A-
1B Saxon Butler* A (33-1027)
1B Luke Murton AA
1B Kyle Roller* A+
1B Matt Snyder* A- 10-337)
2B Anderson Feliz** A+
2B Angel Gumbs BA#7 A
3B Dante Bichette, Jr. A
SS Austin Aune* GCL (2-89)
SS Cito Culver** A
SS Claudio Custodio A-
SS/2B Walter Ibarra** AA
SS/3B Addison Maruszak AA
SS/2B Jose Pirela AA
IF/OF Ali Castillo A
IF/OF Casey Stevenson* A

Outfielders (Highest Level Played in 2012)
OF/1B Tyler Austin BA#4 AA
OF Yeicok Calderon* GCL
OF Jake Cave* GCL
OF Taylor Dugas* A- (8-277)
OF Adonis Garcia AA
OF Ben Gamel* A
OF Slade Heathcott* BA#2 A+  AFL 
OF Nathan Mikolas* GCL (3-124)
OF Robert Refsnyder A (5-187)
OF Ravel Santana A-
OF/3B Rob Segedin AA
OF Mason Williams* BA#1 A+

Starting Pitchers (Highest Level Played in 2012)

RHP Scottie Allen A
RHP Corey Black A (4-157)
RHP Jose Campos BA#5 A
RHP Jordan Cote GCL
RHP Caleb Cotham A+
RHP Rookie Davis GCL
RHP Rafael De Paula BA#10 DSL
RHP Shane Greene A+
RHP Ty Hensley BA#9 A- (1-30)
RHP Bryan Mitchell A
RHP Zach Nuding A+  AFL 
RHP Mikey O'Brien AA
RHP Chien-Ming Wang MLB
LHP Jeremy Bleich A+
LHP Daniel Camarena GCL
LHP Shaeffer Hall AA
LHP Vidal Nuno AA
LHP Matt Tracy A+

Relievers (Highest Level Played in 2012)
RHP Manuel Barreda A+
RHP John Brebbia A
RHP Dan Burawa A+  AFL 
RHP Matt Daley DNP 
RHP Taylor Garrison A- (7-247)
RHP Nick Goody A+ (6-217)
RHP Pedro Guerra A
RHP Tom Kahnle A+
RHP Fred Lewis A 
RHP Daniel Mahoney A
RHP Mark Montgomery AA  AFL 
RHP Kelvin Perez AAA
RHP Ryan Pope AA
RHP Chase Whitley AAA
LHP Aaron Dott A+
LHP James Pazos A- (13-427)

Free Agents 

Position Players
C Russell Martin  signed w/PIT 
1B/3B Eric Chavez*  signed w/ARI 
1B/OF Nick Swisher**  signed w/CLE 

OF Raul Ibanez*  signed w/SEA 
OF Andruw Jones  signed w/Rakuten (Japan) 

Pitchers   
RHP Freddy Garcia  signed w/SD 
RHP Derek Lowe  signed w/TEX 
RHP Rafael Soriano  signed w/WAS 
LHP Pedro Feliciano $4.5M club option DECLINED  signed w/NYM 

Arbitration Eligible

Position Players
B. Gardner ARB 2 2012 Salary: $2.8M 2013 Salary: $2.85M

Pitchers 

J. Chamberlain ARB 3 2012 Salary: $1.7M 2013 Salary: $1.875M
P. Hughes ARB 3 2012 Salary: $3.2M 2013 Salary: $7.15M

S. Kelley ARB 2 2012 Salary: $600K 2013 Salary: $935K 
B. Logan ARB 4 2012 Salary: $1.9M 2013 Salary: $3.15M
D. Robertson ARB 2 2012 Salary: $1.6M 2013 Salary: $3.1M


2012 HITTING STATS


2012 PITCHING STATS