Draft picks are signed or not and most waiver wire deals are done at this point meaning it’s pennant stretch time.

The dog days of August means all the contenders are dealing with injuries both minor and major.

The trade deadline has come and gone and several top teams made buys.

We come down to the wire on the trade deadline and some big bats are looming as potential targets.

First half grades this week on the Dartboard.

We wrap up baseball’s first half today.

According to the Dartboard, the Cubs are seven games clear of the rest of the NL; while the Rays are five games clear of the rest of baseball.

The American League continues to surge forward as interleague play comes to a close with now 11 of 14 AL teams in the top 16 Dartboard slots.

The AL is starting to assert dominance again claiming 4 of the top 5 spots on this week’s Dartboard.

Three of six divisions have a leader with a 10 game or greater lead in the Dartboard.