An off day already? I always hate how MLB insists to follow up Opening Day – and the long spring training lead up to it – with an anticlimatic day off. I’m dieing for another injection of baseball right now. However, I thought it would be interesting to take this time off and see how the Yankee 25-man roster was constructed. Here, in chronological order, are the 2011 New York Yankees ordered by the date when the Yankees originally acquired them.
- February, 1990 – The Yankees sign as an international free agent out of Panama.
- June, 1990 – is drafted in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
- June, 1992 – is drafted in the 1st round (6th Overall) of the 1992 amateur draft.
- January, 2001 – The Yankees sign as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic.
- July, 2003 – The Yankees sign as an international free agent out of Venezuela.
- February, 2004 – The Yankees trade and a player to be named later () to the Texas Rangers for .
- June, 2004 – The Yankees select in the 1st round (24th Overall pick, awarded as compensation for losing ) of the 2004 amateur draft.
- July, 2004 – The Yankees sign Eduardo Nunez and as international free agents out of the Dominican Republic.
- June, 2005 – The Yankees draft in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
- June, 2006 – The Yankees draft in the 1st supplemental round (41st overall pick, awarded as compensation for losing ) of the 2006 amateur draft.
- June, 2006 – The Yankees draft in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
- November, 2008 - The Yankees trade , , and to the Chicago White Sox for .
- December, 2008 - The Yankees sign , , and to major league deals as free agents.
- December, 2009 - The Yankees trade to the Arizona Diamondbacks and and to the Detroit Tigers for .
- December, 2009 – The Yankees trade Arodys Vizcaino, , and to the Braves for and .
- December, 2010 – The Yankees sign to a major league deal as a free agent.
- December, 2010 – The Yankees sign to a minor league deal and with an invitation to spring training.
- January, 2011 – The Yankees sign , and to major league deals as free agents.
- January, 2011 – The Yankees sign and Freddy Garcia to minor league deals and invite them to spring training.
- February, 2011 – The Yankees sign and to minor league deals and invite them to spring training.
6 players were acquired at the draft, 5 were international free agents, 7 were MLB free agents, 4 were traded to the Yankees, and 5 were signed on minor league deals this off season.
I always find things like this fascinating to look at. Who else didn’t realize that has been on the team longer than anyone else but Jorge, Mo, and Jeter?
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
In February 1990, the Yankees were preparing for one of the most embarrassing seasons in franchise history, and at the same time laying the first building block of a dynasty. Interesting to think about.
[Reply]
[...] post: How the 2011 Yankees Opening Day Roster Was Built | New York … AKPC_IDS += "12068,"; AKPC_IDS += [...]
[...] • Cool post over at The Yankee Analysts detailing how and when each member of the Yankees Opening Day roster came to the franchise. [...]
[...] • Cool post over at The Yankee Analysts detailing how and when each member of the Yankees Opening Day roster came to the franchise. [...]
Are Vasquez and Logan still on the roster?
[Reply]
Moshe Mandel Reply:
April 3rd, 2011 at 9:45 am
Logan is.
[Reply]