If you would have told me that at the end of April, the A’s would have one starting pitcher with a winning record, the lowest batting average in the league, and suffered injuries to Harden, Street, Crosby, Bradley, and Loaiza, I’d tell you that the A’s were in trouble.

If you would have told me that at the end of April, Eric Chavez and Nick Swisher were on fire, Frank Thomas had played almost every game, and the bullpen was as dominating as ever, I’d tell you that they were running away with the division.

Fitting then that at the end of April, they sit at 12-12.