| HOW THE YANKEES WERE BUILT | 
| Player | How acquired | 
| Bernie Williams | Amateur free agent. Signed Sept. 13, 1985 | 
| Mariano Rivera | Amateur free agent. Signed Feb. 17, 1990 | 
| Ricky Ledee | Draft. 16th round, 1990 (high school) | 
| Andy Pettitte | Draft. 22nd round, 1990 (high school) | 
| Shane Spencer | Draft. 28th round, 1990 (high school) | 
| Jorge Posada | Amateur free agent. Signed May 24, 1991 | 
| Ramiro Mendoza | Free agent. Signed Nov. 30, 1991 | 
| Derek Jeter | Draft. 1st round, 1992 (high school) | 
| Paul O'Neill | Trade. From Reds for Roberto Kelly, Nov. 3, 1992 | 
| David Cone | Trade. From Blue Jays for Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis and Mike Gordon, July 28, 1995 | 
| Joe Girardi | Trade. From Rockies for Mike DeJean and Steve Shoemaker, Nov. 20, 1995 | 
| Tino Martinez | Trade. With Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir from Seattle for Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock, Dec. 7, 1995 | 
| Jeff Nelson | Trade. With Tino Martinez and Jim Mecir from Seattle for Russ Davis and Sterling Hitchcock, Dec. 7, 1995 | 
| Darryl Strawberry | Purchased from St. Paul Saints, July 4, 1996 | 
| Luis Sojo | Claimed off waivers from Mariners, Aug. 22, 1996 | 
| Mike Stanton | Free agent. Signed Dec. 11, 1996 | 
| Hideki Irabu | Trade. From Padres for Ruben Rivera, Rafael Medina, May 29, 1997 | 
| Chad Curtis | Trade. From Indians for David Weathers, June 9, 1997 | 
| Clay Bellinger | Minor league free agent. Signed Oct. 17, 1997 | 
| Scott Brosius | Trade. From A's for Kenny Rogers, Nov. 7, 1997 | 
| Chili Davis | Free agent. Signed Dec. 10, 1997 | 
| Chuck Knoblauch | Trade. From Twins for Eric Milton, Christian Guzman, Brian Buchanan and Daniel Mota, Feb. 6, 1998 | 
| Orlando Hernandez | Free agent. Signed March 7, 1998 | 
| Roger Clemens | Trade. From Blue Jays for David Wells, Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd, Feb. 18, 1999 | 
| Allen Watson | Claimed off waivers from Mariners, July 3, 1999 | 
| Jim Leyritz | Trade. From Padres for Geraldo Padua, July 31, 1999 |