This season has now cranked right through the dog days of August, and per usual, they were more doggish for some than others.

The Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs have loved this month. The Washington Nationals and Jack Zduriencik have hated it. All baseball fans should have been joyed when Vin Scully decided to come back as an 88-year-old broadcaster. Nothing that might happen in the last days of the month will change any of that.

With few afternoon games available, daily fantasy baseball competitors might as well wait for the night session to create a lineup Saturday. The good news is there will still be plenty of options on the board even with a smaller slate of games.

Considering how inconsistent the top options like Corey Kluber and Jon Lester have been this year, you might be better off saving money with some balance across the board. Here is a look at some of the best bargain picks for August 29.

The dog days have not been kind to Max Scherzer and Alex Rodriguez.

While the Washington Nationals ace can't stop serving up bombs, the New York Yankees designated hitter can't buy a hit—much less a home run. Digging through the numbers, Scherzer and Rodriguez are far from the only prominent big leaguers who have turned into duds at the worst possible moment.

Vin Scully, 87 years young, will return to call games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016. 

The team made it official Friday night:

The Dodgers called upon both Magic Johnson and Jimmy Kimmel to make the reveal to thousands of grateful Dodgers fans inside Dodger Stadium:

Fact: The Toronto Blue Jays have scored in double digits 20 times this season. They are only the fourth team to do so since 2010. 

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Tampa Bay Rays teammates Kevin Kiermaier and Daniel Nava had a good laugh during the eighth inning against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

The story of the 2015 MLB season, or one of them anyway, has been the tremendous influx of young talent in what may wind up being the deepest rookie class of all time.

With a second wild-card spot up for grabs and the playing field in both leagues as level as we've seen in recent memory, teams have opted to aggressively promote their top prospects as opposed to playing it safe and letting them spend extra time in the minors.

Aside from the Kansas City Royals winning the American League Central, we're left with more questions than answers when it comes to baseball's division races and playoff picture as the regular season roars toward its final full month of action.

For teams that are still in the hunt for a spot in the postseason, those questions are all about the immediate future. Do they have enough in-house to make a successful playoff push, or do they need help from outside the organization? For those out of the hunt, the time has come to start answering questions for 2016.

When only five afternoon and six evening games frequent the schedule, DraftKings makes it much tougher on players to pinpoint bargains for their daily fantasy baseball lineups.

Fact: After going 3-for-4 against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, Klay Thompson's brother, Trayce, is batting .522 for the season.