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Franchise Power Points: 68
Cumulative Record: 670-464
Playoff Achievements: Wild Card Berth (S6, S7 & S8); Division Title (S1, S2, S3 & S5); Division Championship Series Winner (S2, S7); League Championship Winner (2); World Series Champion (S2)
Best Season Record: Season 5 (106-56)
Worst Season Record: Season 4 (89-73)
Franchise History- This franchise started out in the Great Northwest as the Tacoma Starbucks. They started out dominantly as one of the best teams in the American League. They had a 104-58 in Season 1 and won the AL West but were unexpectedly swept out of the DCS by the San Juan Warlords. The team was sold to TheCoach21 before Season 2 and renamed the Las Vegas Dealers. The Dealers coasted to a 100 win season and a World Series victory in TheCoach21’s first year. They defeated the Salem Witch Hunters in the Series 4 games to 1. The Coach found similar success in the following years, but none like his first year at the helm. In Season 3, the Dealers won the AL West but were swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the Baltimore Orioles. In Season 4, the Dealers slipped and did not make the playoffs at all. In Season 5, they won the AL West again but again were beaten in the second round. That would be the last year to date they would win the division. In each year since they have secured a Wild Card berth and had some success in the playoffs. Season 7 saw them make the ALCS where they were swept by the San Juan Warlords.
Franchise Outlook- The Dealers major league squad has some serious talent. The bats are led by sluggers Ken McInerney and Manny Lewis and the pitching staff is led by Harry Hendrickson, Max Renteria and Victor Prieto. The one thing the Dealers lack though, is youth. Three of the Dealers top pitcher are 31 or older and 15 out of 25 on the major league roster are at least 30. This means there will have to be some major changes in Las Vegas for this team to keep its second place spot in the AL West. The Dealers has drafted some young talent that is currently in the minors, including players Kirt Turner and Corban Rolls. Ichiro Kojima and Wiki Santos are International Prospects currently in the minors that show some promise as well. However, the 4 players I just mentioned will not even begin to fill the holes that will be in the Las Vegas lineup over the next few years. If TheCoach21 wants to remain competitive, he is going to have to find a way to fill his holes…the writers at GSPN think that Jumbo Dong might be just the right fit…
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