After one month of baseball, we’ve learned quite a bit about the 2015 Oakland Athletics, haven’t we?

The area many thought would be a strength is a weakness. The one many questioned is a strength. And the third component we expected to be mostly good with some bad has been…mostly good with some bad.

New leaders have emerged.

New faces are clicking with each other.

Veterans have risen again.

Yet, the record still doesn’t reflect many of the positives. It’s already been an emotional rollercoaster. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

(Written before the completion of Sunday’s game with stats courtesy of Baseball-reference.com)

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