April is baseball's most tantalizing and least meaningful month.
On the one hand, cut grass is in the air and hope springs eternal. Plus, wins are wins whether they come now or in the heat of the pennant race.
On the other hand, we're still squarely in small-sample territory. Scalding starts will evaporate in the heat of summer, and early cold spells will thaw. The last shall be first and the first shall be last—maybe.
Still, with nearly a full calendar month of MLB action in the rearview, it's a fine time to take stock of where things stand.
Enter Bleacher Report's Team of the Week, which this time around is being rebranded as Team of the Month.
The ground rules remain mostly unchanged: These are the players—one per position, including a starting pitcher and designated hitter—who have busted box scores over the past calendar month. (Technically, stats are current as of April 28, but close enough.)
And while this is primarily about individual performance, bonus points are awarded if stellar stats translated to notches in the win column.
Slap on some pine tar, tap the dirt off your cleats and dig in when ready.
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