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Franchise Power Points: 25
Cumulative Record: 536-598
Playoff Achievements: Wildcard Berth (S1); Division Title (S5)
Best Season Record: Season 5 (91-71)
Worst Season Record: Season 3 (48-114)
Franchise History - This NL South franchise came out in Season 1 both guns blazing as the San Antonio River Stumblers. They took one of the wildcards and but were quickly shot down in the playoffs. In Season 2, under new ownership, they moved to St. Louis renamed themselves the Kings and put up a laughable season. Broken and dejected they were bought by luisemilio and moved back to Texas to try and find their Season 1 playoff glory. They moved to the red hot El Paso, TX and named their team the Pack Mules…causing many other league owners to ask themselves, “What are those Mules packing, anyway?” After a franchise worst 48-114 run in Season 3, the pack Mules have slowly been on the rise. Taking the NL South in Season 5 and registering winning records in Seasons 6 & 7. Luisemilio was under investigation by the league regarding where he was secured his funds to build the state of the art new stadium in El Paso. People have speculated, that he chose a city so close to the border because the Pack Mules aren’t the only mules that he has running for him.
Franchise Outlook - The Mules are a nice mix of young talent and veteran leadership. Players like Bart Rusch, Ken Lowe, Andy Rosen and F.P. Peterson head up the roster. The one thing that the Mules desperately need is pitching depth, they have a couple of decent pitchers on staff but need to add more depth in order to be a serious threat. They have some serious talent in the minors (Jocko Patterson, James Dransfeldt) but again lack that depth at pitching to make them a serious powerhouse in the NL. The good news is that a couple of moves could put the Pack Mules into serious contention.
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