It was a good April for Ruben Amaro Jr. and the Phillies.
You couldn't tell that, of course, by simply watching the games at the big-league level. For the most part, the Phillies have been every bit as bad as advertised. They entered Thursday afternoon's lopsided loss in St. Louis ranked last in the league in hitting, last in the big leagues in OPS and runs, 27th in fielding percentage and 24th in starting pitching ERA.
That's a special brand of bad and their 8-15 record speaks for itself.
So, you may be asking, how was it a good April for Amaro and his team?