Team-by-team preview of baseball's second half

Tom Verducci's Quick Pitch: Second-Half PreviewProduced By:Tom Verducci
What's ahead in the second half? With the All-Star game behind us, SI.com's Tom Verducci goes around the majors to examine where teams stand as the second half begins. Click below to watch each team's episode.
- AL East
- Blue Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays" border="0" />Blue Jays(click to play)
- Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles" border="0" />Orioles(click to play)
- Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays" border="0" />Rays(click to play)
- Red Sox" title="Boston Red Sox" border="0" />Red Sox(click to play)
- Yankees" title="New York Yankees" border="0" />Yankees(click to play)
- AL Central
- Indians" title="Cleveland Indians" border="0" />Indians(click to play)
- Royals" title="Kansas City Royals" border="0" />Royals(click to play)
- Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers" border="0" />Tigers(click to play)
- Twins" title="Minnesota Twins" border="0" />Twins(click to play)
- White Sox" title="Chicago White Sox" border="0" />White Sox(click to play)
- AL West
- Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels" border="0" />Angels(click to play)
- Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics" border="0" />Athletics(click to play)
- Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners" border="0" />Mariners(click to play)
- Rangers" title="Texas Rangers" border="0" />Rangers(click to play)
- NL East
- Braves" title="Atlanta Braves" border="0" />Braves(click to play)
- Marlins" title="Miami Marlins" border="0" />Marlins(click to play)
- Mets" title="New York Mets" border="0" />Mets(click to play)
- Nationals" title="Washington Nationals" border="0" />Nationals(click to play)
- Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies" border="0" />Phillies(click to play)
- NL Central
- Astros" title="Houston Astros" border="0" />Astros(click to play)
- Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers" border="0" />Brewers(click to play)
- Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals" border="0" />Cardinals(click to play)
- Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs" border="0" />Cubs(click to play)
- Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates" border="0" />Pirates(click to play)
- Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds" border="0" />Reds(click to play)
- NL West
- Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks" border="0" />Diamondbacks(click to play)
- Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers" border="0" />Dodgers(click to play)
- Giants" title="San Francisco Giants" border="0" />Giants(click to play)
- Padres" title="San Diego Padres" border="0" />Padres(click to play)
- Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies" border="0" />Rockies(click to play)

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.