Could Yankees solve lineup imbalance with a 'challenge' trade?

ORLANDO – With a group of reporters huddled around him in a hotel room on Sunday night, Brian Cashman acknowledged an issue with the current construction of the Yankees’ lineup.

Asked if the group is too left-handed, the general manager interjected.

“We are,” he said from the Signia by Hilton in Orlando, where the Winter Meetings kicked off. “Right now we are, without a doubt.”

As things stood late Sunday night, the Yankees’ projected everyday lineup would have five starters who swing from the port side: catcher Austin Wells , first baseman Ben Rice , second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr ., third baseman Ryan McMahon and center fielder Trent Grisham . That number would increase if the Yankees re-sign Cody Bellinger , something Cashman restated his desire to do , though the outf