What Yankees have cooking early into Winter Meetings

ORLANDO, Fla. — On opening night of baseball’s Winter Meetings, the lobby of the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek was packed Sunday night with reporters sipping on cold drinks, eating a late dinner and sniffing around for some news, or at least a juicy rumor.

Maybe Monday.

If the Yankees have something brewing, general manager Brian Cashman did a good job hiding what’s going on during a half-hour meeting with beat writers that was highlighted by his entertaining retaliation to new Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray’s recent “I hate the Yankees” admittance.

Based on recent history, the Yankees could pull off something big in the next couple days. Two years ago, they traded for Juan Soto during the Nashville Winter Meetings. Last year, the Dallas Winter Meetings included the Yankees losing Soto t