Projecting the New York Yankees’ 2025 Opening Day Lineup

Starting Pitcher: Max Fried

2024 Regular Season Stats (ATL)

WAR: 3.5
Win/Loss Record: 11-10
Earned Run Average (ERA): 3.25
Games (G): 29
Games Started (GS): 29
Innings Pitched (IP): 174.1
Strikeouts (SO): 166
Walks (BB): 57
Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP): 1.164

Fried signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the Yankees this offseason — the largest ever for a left handed pitcher.

2. RF Aaron Judge

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats

WAR: 10.8
G: 158
AVG: .322
H: 180
R: 122
HR: 58
RBI: 144
SB: 10
BB: 133
OPS: 1.159

Won American League MVP

3. CF Cody Bellinger

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats (CHC)

WAR: 2.2
G: 130
AVG: .266
H: 137
R: 72
HR: 18
RBI: 78
SB: 9
BB: 45
OPS: .751

The Yankees acquired Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs in an offseason trade.

4. 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. 

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats (MIA & NYY)

WAR: 2.7
G: 147
AVG: .256
H: 144
R: 74
HR: 24
RBI: 73
SB: 40
BB: 53
OPS: .760

5. 1B Paul Goldschmidt 

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats (STL)

WAR: 1.3
G: 154
AVG: .245
H: 147
R: 70
HR: 22
RBI: 65
SB: 11
BB: 47
OPS: .716

New York signed Goldschmidt to a one-year, $12.5 million contract on Dec. 21.

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6. SS Anthony Volpe

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats

WAR: 3.4
G: 160
AVG: .243
H: 155
R: 90
HR: 12
RBI: 60
SB: 28
BB: 42
OPS: .657

7. LF Jasson Dominguez

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats

WAR: -0.1
G: 18
AVG: .179
H: 10
R: 8
HR: 2
RBI: 4
SB: 5
BB: 11
OPS: .617

Dominguez is currently the Yankees' top ranked prospect.

8. DH Ben Rice

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats

WAR: -0.4
G: 50
AVG: .171
H: 26
R: 20
HR: 7
RBI: 23
SB: 0
BB: 20
OPS: .613

9. 3B Oswaldo Cabrera

2024 MLB Regular Season Stats

WAR: 1.3
G: 108
AVG: .247
H: 74
R: 47
HR: 8
RBI: 36
SB: 4
BB: 21
OPS: .661

Starting Pitcher: Max Fried

2024 Regular Season Stats (ATL)

WAR: 3.5
Win/Loss Record: 11-10
Earned Run Average (ERA): 3.25
Games (G): 29
Games Started (GS): 29
Innings Pitched (IP): 174.1
Strikeouts (SO): 166
Walks (BB): 57
Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP): 1.164

Fried signed an eight-year, $218 million contract with the Yankees this offseason — the largest ever for a left handed pitcher.