How James Paxton is trying to avoid Yankees curse: ‘Real thing’

TAMPA — Gray’s Disease? Burnett’s Syndrome? Or do we go back to the condition’s beginning and call it the Curse of Ed Whitson? Whatever insensitive moniker you choose, it’s real, virtually everyone agrees, and it’s awfully hard to prognose. And because the Yankees needed external reinforcements for their pitching staff, they’re banking on James Paxton…