The MLB season is a long one, a 162-game grind that can be hard to get your mind around if you don’t put it in proper perspective. Every team will have ups and downs, so fans each have their own way of trying to make sense of the avalanche of data that cascades down more heavily all the time.
While some look at a season series-by-series, week-to-week, or even by first and second halves, I like to use a month-by-month approach. There are basically six months in a season, give or take a couple days. If your team has a winning record in four of those months, chances are good they will have a winning record for the year.