In this year's 2017 Transaction League, the Chicago Cubs started off 20-0 out of the gate, until they lost 4-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers. The transaction league is a solitaire computer league, in which the players are updated to the real-life trades in the 2017 MLB Season, while playing the 2016 season cards... A season replay with a twist!
During my 2014 Transaction League (2013 APBA Cards), the Boston Red Sox won the entire thing over the St. Louis Cardinals, duplicating the Red Sox' 2013 MLB success.
As you can see there are some similarities to the actual MLB Season through May 28th, with the 2017 Transaction League. The Twins, Royals & White Sox' records are close, but the difference is that in real-life the Twins were in 1st with a 26-20 record, Detroit who has cooled off in the Transaction league, is still quite better than their real-life versions. Boston is a tad better in the Transaction file, while the Yankees & Rays have played better in real-life 2017. Cleveland & Seattle are much worse in real-life compared to the Transaction file, while the Astros are 35-16 on May 28th, while they are stinking it up in the Transaction League.
The N.L. East is almost spot-on with the real deal, while the Transaction Brewers basically need to flip their 23-26 record for their surprising 27-23 1st place lead. The Cubs & Cardinals are playing much better in this APBA world, while the computer must have known something about the Pirates' 2017 fortunes... I unfortunately picked them to be a N.L. darkhorse this season. The Rockies & Diamondbacks continue to surprise, while my APBA league says 'nay' to those successes, the Giants are playing like a playoff contender, while the Majors version appears lost.
I will try to do a future post on the stat leaders, when the time comes.
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