Halladay Dreams: Why The Yankees Need To Go Out and Get Doc

For a second year in a row, the Yankees payroll has topped $200 million.  Right now, the Yankees have about 59 percent chance of making the playoffs according to Baseball Prospectus' Postseason Odds.  That means there is a greater than 40 percent chance that the Yankees will become a $200 million failure two years in a row.  And we are talking about not even making the playoffs.  Forget the fact that even if the Yankees do make the playoffs, they are likely not going to be favored to get out of the American League Division Series, let alone win a World Series (Yankees can't beat the Angels). Despite the $60 million a year of new free agents the Yankees brought in, this team's window is rapidly diminishing.  Alex Rodrigiez, Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, AJ Burnett, and Mariano Rivera are all on the wrong side of 30.  Four of the nine starters in the Yankees line up are over 35 with Rodriguez at 33 and rocking a sur...