The Watchmen... a bad sign for Brett the Jet

These are the winners of the James Dawson Award (the watch) for Best Yankee in Spring Training.

The Yankee success stories are blue. The Yankee disappointments, red.

2009 – Brett Gardner, OF
2008 – Shelley Duncan, INF/OF; 2007 – Kei Igawa, P; 2006 – Eric Duncan, INF; 2005 – Andy Phillips, INF; 2004 – Bubba Crosby, OF; 2003 – Hideki Matsui, OF; 2002 – Nick Johnson, 1B; 2001 – Alfonso Soriano, 2B; 2000 – None; 1999 – None; 1998 – Homer Bush, INF; 1997 – Jorge Posada, C; 1996 – Mark Hutton, P; 1995 – None; 1994 – Sterling Hitchcock, P; 1993 – Mike Humphreys, OF; 1992 – Gerald Williams, OF; 1991 – Hensley Muelens, OF; 1990 – Alan Mills, P; 1989 – None; 1988 – Al Leiter, P; 1987 – Kevin Hughes, OF; 1986 – Bob Tewksbury, P; 1985 – Scott Bradey, C; 1984 – Jose Rijo, P; 1983 – Don Mattingly, 1B/OF; 1982 – Andre Robertson, SS; 1981 – Gene Nelson, P; 1980 – Mike Griffin, P; 1979 – Paul Mirabella, P; 1978 – Jim Beattie, P; 1977 – George Zeber, INF; 1976 – Willie Randolph, 2B; 1975 – Tippy Martinez, P; 1974 – Tom Buskey, P; 1973 – Otto Velez, OF; 1972 – Rusty Torres, OF 1971 – None; 1970 – John Ellis, 1B/C; 1969 – Jerry Kenney, OF and Bill Burbach, P 1968 – Mike Ferraro, 3B 1967 – Bill Robinson, OF 1966 – Roy White, OF 1965 – Arturo Lopez, OF 1964 – Pete Mikkelsen, P 1963 – Pedro Gonzalez, 2B 1962 – Tom Tresh, SS 1961 – Roland Sheldon, P 1960 – John James, P 1959 – Gordon Windhorn, OF 1958 – John Blanchard, C 1957 – Tony Kubek, SS 1956 – Norm Siebern, OF

Leiter, Tewskbury and Rijos had great careers, but not as Yankees.