We are officially halfway through 2016, baseball fans.A dozen teams played their 81st game of the season on Sunday. Some of those teams (hi, Rangers!) are sitting pretty while some of those teams (hi, Yankees!) are wondering if the playoffs are already too far out of reach this year.How can you tell? Well, obviously, you David Wright Jersey cant know for sure.So without knowing the future, we decided to take a look at recent history.Here are the past 10 World Series champions and how they were doing at the 81-game mark.MORE: 2015 Royals81-game record: 48-33, first place in the AL Central by 4.5 gamesTrending: The Royals were in the early days of a 17-6 run that pushed their division lead from 3.5 to 9.0 games.What happened from there: Their Central lead reached double digits for the first time on August 8, and it never fell below that benchmark the rest of the season. Final record: 95-67Making moves: The Royals were aggre sive at the non-waiver trade deadline, trading for Cincinnati ace Johnny Cueto on July 26 and the versatile Ben Zobrist a few days later. Zobrist was invaluable from the moment he arrived, and even though Cueto was frustratingly hit-or-mi s for KC, he pitched very well in pre sure-packed playoff games.2014 Giants81-game record: 47-34, first place in the NL West by 2.5 gamesTrending: The Giants were dropping like a rock at the halfway point, in the midst of a 4-18 freefall that saw them go from 10 games up in the division to a game back.What happened from there: San Francisco never really rebounded in the regular season. The Giants were mediocre in the second half of the season, going just 41-40 the rest of the way, but it was more than enough to land the second wild card. Their 88 wins were well ahead of Milwaukees 82 (the Brewers collapse that year was especially cringe-inducing). And then, of course, the Giants rolled to the World Series title behind Madison Bumgarner channeling Sandy Koufax.Final record: 88-74Making moves: The Giants made just one trade, but it worked really well. Jake Peavy made a dozen regular-season starts and compiled a nifty 2.17 ERA, then threw 5 2/3 shutout innings in his NLDS start against the Nationals. He struggled the rest of the way, but with Bumgarner to sing up zeroes, it didnt matter.2013 Red Sox81-game record: 48-33, first place in the AL East by 3.5 gamesTrending: They were early in a streak of nine wins in 10 games.What happened from there: Boston fell out of first place by the end of July, then moved back ahead of Tampa Bay and into Mike Piazza Jersey the top spot for good (though they shared the division lead late in August. A streak of 17 wins in 21 games secured the division.Final record: 97-65Making moves: Jake Peavy was the big trade-deadline acquisition, and he had a 4.04 ERA in 10 starts in a Boston uniform.MORE: 2012 Giants81-game record: 45-36, first place in the NL West, by 0.5 gamesTrending: They were all kinds of streaky at this point of the year they won six of seven, then lost seven of nine, then won nine of 11.What happened from there: The Giants and Dodgers traded turns atop the division through July and most of August, but San Francisco went up for good with a three-game sweep on the road in L.A. August 20-22. From there, the Giants couldnt lose (28-13 the rest of the way) and the Dodgers kinda fell apart (19-21). San Franciscos division lead reached as high as 11 games in September.Final record: 94-68Making moves: As for trade additions, they picked up Marco Scutaro, who hit .362 after the trade in the regular season (and .500 in the NLCS against the Cardinals) and Hunter Pence, who didnt have a great average (.217) but had a knack for big moments (45 RBIs in 59 games).2011 Cardinals81 Brandon Nimmo Jersey -game record: 43-38, second place in the NL Central, 1.0 backTrending: They had just recently ended a stretch of 12 lo ses in 15 games, which dropped them from 2.5 up in the Central to 3.0 back.What happened from there: The Cardinals went 13-13 in July and 15-13 in August and never were a factor in the Central, falling as much as 10.5 games behind the first-place Brewers and finishing the regular season six back.Final record: 90-72Making moves: Their big transaction was head-scratching at the time. A couple days before the non-waiver deadline, they finally gave up on the development of Colby Rasmus, trading him to Toronto for veteran pitchers Octavio Dotel, Edwin Jackson and Mark Rzepczynski, along with outfielder Corey Patterson. The pitchers all played huge roles in down the stretch and in the postseason, though, and the Cardinals won an unforgettable World Series.2010 Giants81-game record: 41-40, fourth place in the NL West, 7.5 backTrending: Their 10th lo s in 12 games dropped that record to 41-40 on July 4. Lenny Dykstra Jersey What happened from there: Something clicked, immediately. The Giants didnt lose back-to-back games again until August 4-5, going won 21-5 in that stretch to pull within a game of the division-leading Padres. Another swoon, though, dropped them as far as 6.5 back by late July, but another big push lifted them into first place, and they wound up winning the division by two games.Final record: 92-70Making moves: The Giants made a couple bullpen trades that turned out well, picking up lefty Javier Lopez (1.42 ERA) and right-hander Ramon Ramirez (0.67). Jose Guillen hit .266 with three homers after he arrived in a trade. But the key acquisition was one that went mostly unnoticed; the Giants selected Cody Ro s off waivers from the Marlins on August 22, and all he did was earn NLCS MVP and hit .294 with five home runs and a 1.076 OPS in the postseason.2009 Yankees81-game record: 48-33, second place in the AL East, 1.0 backTrending: After a pretty mediocre first half, the Yankees won for the 10th time in 11 games to get to 48-33.What happened from there: That run was a sign of things to come. They moved into first place shortly after the All-Star break, and their division lead never dipped below five games after early August. The Yankees went 18-9 in July, 21-7 in August and 20-11 in September/October and won the East by eight games ahead of Boston, which still won 95 times.Final record: 103-59Making moves: They only made two moves of note, and neither guy did a ton. They traded for Erik Hinske on June 30; he hit .226 with seven homers. They traded for Jerry Hairston Pete Alonso Jersey on July 31; he hit .23