Syracuse Sky Chiefs
Michael Pugh
“"The Sky Chiefs have been a study in almost. A Sacko bracket finish in 2023 gave way to a breakout 2024 — 14-8, one of the highest-scoring seasons in league history, a championship appearance that seemed to signal arrival. Michael returned nearly his entire core for 2025, and the team regressed anyway. That raises the uncomfortable question that has followed longtime Sky Chiefs fans for years: does the team actually know why they keep falling short, or have they just been riding talent to the doorstep and hoping? Aaron Judge remains the franchise cornerstone — a perennial monster who makes every week a must-watch — and the ceiling is undeniably real. But the first title is starting to feel less like a matter of when and more like something Michael will have to earn by finally solving himself.”
All-Time Record
42W - 43L
Championships
0
Playoff Appearances
1
Saccko Finishes
1
Avg Finish
6.0
Strengths
Aaron Judge is one of the most explosive HR/RBI producers in all of baseball, bringing a consistency and points ceiling exceeded only by the greatest baseball player of all time. The greatest player of a generation in any other generation, Judge is capable of dragging any team to the doorstep as we saw with Mikes 14-8 season in 2024. That season also revealed something more promising than Judge's individual dominance: elite production across the board, a glimpse of what this roster looks like fully loaded. If Mike can consistently surround Judge with that kind of depth, the rest of the league has a problem.
Weaknesses
Trusting a big four of Mike Trout, Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge, and Zack Wheeler to stay healthy and carry this team into playoff contention is roughly as reliable as trusting Anthony Rendon to show up to work and actually want to be there. The injury and availability risk baked into that core is not a worst-case scenario — it is the baseline. When Judge struggles or sits, the rest of the lineup has not shown it can fully compensate, and the production cliff after the top two or three contributors is steep. That fragility is what the 2023 Sacko finish was really about, and it remains the central question hanging over every Sky Chiefs season: what does this team look like when the names on paper stop showing up on the field?
Top Players All-Time
Aaron Judge
UTIL
Zack Wheeler
SP
Bryce Harper
UTIL
Gerrit Cole
SP
Carlos Correa
SS
2025 Roster
Trout372
3.Glasnow238
4.Perez216
5.Schlittler1862.Wheeler489
3.Luzardo473
4.Eovaldi444
5.Miller326
6.Bednar321Season History
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PeraltaWheelerHead-to-Head Records
| Opponent | W | L | T | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Emus | 9 | 3 | 0 | Leads |
| Bristol Banshees | 2 | 1 | 0 | Leads |
| Portland Chinook | 9 | 5 | 0 | Leads |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 5 | 4 | 0 | Leads |
| North Georgia Fuzzy Bottoms | 5 | 4 | 0 | Leads |
| Ft. Meade Folksy Ferrets | 4 | 5 | 0 | Trails |
| Ghent Whistlepigs | 5 | 8 | 0 | Trails |
| West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls | 3 | 5 | 0 | Trails |
| Manhattan Mega Rats | 3 | 6 | 0 | Trails |