The Yankees’ suspect infield could guide next pitching move

Nathan Eovaldi; Patrick CorbinIf the Yankees were not Exhibit 1 in what Commissioner Rob Manfred would like to change about the current game, then they sure took more inroads with the acquisition of James Paxton.

At a time when Manfred and his lieutenants are trying to figure out how to get the ball in play more, Brian Cashman and his associates are assembling a pitching staff designed to do the opposite.

Cashman prioritizes strikeouts and groundballs, so he obviously favors those who excel at both like, say, Masahiro Tanaka or — believe it or not — Lance Lynn. The Yankees GM says if he could only have one over the other he would not discriminate. But he also told me that if you are going to…