The Oakland A's stand at 6-7 overall after the first two weeks of the 2016 season, which is good enough for second place in the currently weak AL West division. They swept the Mariners on the road, then came home and got swept right back by the Angels, and then took two of three from the defending champion Royals. In other words, there have already been ups and downs, just as there will continue to be for the rest of time.
There are bad things. The lineup isn't scoring enough runs, mostly because it's not getting hits or drawing walks or doing anything other than hitting a few solo homers.