From 2001 until 2011, the New York Yankees had 88 of the 171 players examined (51.46%) play at least one game at the Major League level. The Yankees saw 70 players (79.55%) play for them while the other 18 spent time with one of the other thirty MLB clubs.
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| 2001-2011 Yankee Farm System Rank |
At The Helm
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| General Manager Brian Cashman |
Five Hits
1. Robinson Cano, 2B: The 28 year old has spent seven seasons in the majors with the Yankees. The three-time All-Star has a career batting average of .308 with 144 HR and 621 RBI. He has won two Silver Slugger awards and one Gold Glove. Signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in January 2001.2. Phil Hughes, RHP: The 25 year old has spent five seasons in the majors with the Yankees. A member of the 2010 American League All-Star team. His career record is 36-23 with a 4.46 ERA. Drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 2004 amateur draft.
3. Brett Gardner, OF: The 28 year old has spent four seasons in the majors as a member of the Yankees. He has a career batting average of .264 with 15 HR, 122 RBI, and 135 stolen bases. Drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
4. David Robertson, RHP: The 26 year old has spent four seasons in the majors with the Yankees. A member of the 2011 American League All-Star team. His career record is 14-6 with a 3.03 ERA. Drafted by the Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
5. Ivan Nova, RHP: The 24 year old has spent two seasons in the majors with the Yankees. His career record is 17-6 with a 3.86 ERA. Signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in July 2004.
Five Misses2. Eric Duncan, 3B: The 26 year old has spent nine seasons in the minor where his career batting average is .248 with 105 HR and 491 RBI. He spent the 2011 season with Double-A Springfield (Texas League) in the Cardinals organization. Was ranked as the top Yankee prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2005 season. He was released by the Yankees following the 2009 season. Drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 2003 amateur draft.
3. Drew Henson, 3B: The 31 year old played in 8 games with the Yankees over two seasons. Has a career batting average of .111 in 9 at-bats. He retired from baseball to pursue a career in the NFL where he appeared in 9 games at quarterback over four seasons as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions. Drafted by the Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1998 amateur draft.
4. C.J. Henry, SS: The 25 year old has spent four seasons in the minors where his career batting average is .222 with 17 HR and 110 RBI. He last played in 2008 Hi-A Tampa (Florida State League) in the Yankees farm system. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks with his brother Xavier during the 2009-10 season, appearing in 13 games. He transferred and played the 2010-11 season playing in the NAIA for Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma where he lead the team in scoring. Drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (17th overall) of the 2005 amateur draft.
5. John-Ford Griffin, OF: The 31 year old played in 13 games in the majors hitting .304 with 2 HR and 9 RBI as the Toronto Blue Jays over two seasons. In ten seasons he has a career batting average of .266 with 133 HR and 575 RBI. Traded by the Yankees to the Athletics as part of a three-team, seven player deal that landed the Yankees Jeff Weaver (RHP) from the Tigers in July 2002. Drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 2001 amateur draft.
Five Current Major Leaguers on Other Teams
1. Hideki Matsui, OF, Oakland Athletics: The 37 year old has spent eight seasons in the majors as a member of the Yankees, Angels, and Athletics. The two-time All-Star has a career batting average of .285 with 173 HR and 753 RBI. He played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan for ten seasons where he was Central League MVP three-times prior to coming to North America. Signed with the Yankees as a free agent in December 2002.2. Alfonso Soriano, OF, Chicago Cubs: The 35 year old has spent thirteen seasons in the majors as a member of the Yankees, Rangers, Nationals, and Cubs. The seven-time All-Star has a career batting average of .274 with 340 HR and 927 RBI. Traded by the Yankees along with Joaquin Arias (SS) in exchange for Alex Rodriguez (3B) in February 2004. Purchased by the Yankees from Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Japan) in 1998.
3. Jose Contreras, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies: The 39 year old has spent nine seasons in the majors as a member of the Yankees, White Sox, Rockies and Phillies. A member of the 2006 American League All-Star team. His career record is 77-67 with a 4.54 ERA. Traded by the Yankees to the White Sox in exchange for Esteban Loaiza (RHP). Signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent out of Cuba in February 2003.
4. Jose Tabata, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates: The 23 year old has spent two seasons in the majors as a member of the Pirates. His career batting average is .284 with 8 HR, 56 RBI and 35 stolen bases. Traded by the Yankees to the Pirates along with Jeff Karstens (RHP), Daniel McCutchen (RHP), and Ross Ohlendorf (RHP) in exchange for Damaso Marte (LHP) and Xavier Nady (OF) in July 2008. Signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in August 2004.
5. Austin Jackson, OF, Detroit Tigers: The 24 year old has spent two seasons in the majors as a member of the Tigers. His career batting average is .271 with 14 HR, 86 RBI and 49 stolen bases. Traded by the Yankees to the Tigers as part of a three-team, seven player trade that brought Curtis Granderson (OF) to the Yankees in December 2009. Drafted by the Yankees in the 8th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
More Notable Major Leaguers
Chien-Ming Wang, RHP, Washington Nationals
Ian Kennedy, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
Tyler Clippard, RHP, Washington Nationals
Marcus Thames, OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
Dioner Navarro, C, Los Angeles Dodgers
Melky Cabrera, OF, Kansas City Royals
Fun Fact
General Manager Brian Cashman began working for the Yankees in 1986 as an intern while still in college, eventually being promoted to General Manager in 1998. The Yankees have won four World Series Titles (1998, 1999, 2000 & 2009) and appeared in two others (2001 & 2003) with Cashman at the helm. Cashman is currently the third longest-tenured GM behind Brian Sabean (Giants) and Billy Beane (Athletics).
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