It’s not an MLB offseason without the #MysteryTeam. As Twitter has become the de facto home of baseball rumor mongering and news breaking, top free agents and trade targets will invariably be linked not just to their most public suitors but also usually the aforementioned mystery team. Shrouded from view, the Mystery Team raises the stakes and intrigue around the winter’s most wanted.
To be clear, the Mystery Team is sometimes just that: a mystery, and one that can’t be solved. Agents and front offices alike want to create an illusion of desire around their players, and unnamed interested squads serve that purpose.