Jorge Castillo Nov 6, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

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ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.

With a lockout looming on Dec. 1, the consensus across Major League Baseball is that November will be a frenetic month, similar to the lead-up to the 2021 lockout. Free agents will come off the board. Trades will be made. There will be a flurry of player movement before the league shuts down.

The action, according to sources, is expected to start as soon as next week, when the industry convenes at the general managers meetings in Las Vegas. And you can expect the two New York clubs will be involved.

The Yankees and Mets experienced very different versions of disappointment in 2026.…