The winter meetings aren’t the winter meetings until Mystery Team makes its first appearance. Gloriously, and thanks to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, it has come in conjunction with the Andrew McCutchen saga.
There is said to be "mystery team" in McCutchen talks that has not been mentioned publicly yet. Not surprising. Great player
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 5, 2016
The time has come to start producing MYSTERY TEAM pennants and apparel. They’re everyone’s favorite. I have a new cubicle here at the Post-Gazette, and the walls are bare.
The best part of all of this is that we actually have to take it seriously; the normal, sensible reaction used to be something along the lines of, “this a lie generated to increase a price,” or “this is an obvious negotiation tactic.