"Hideki Matsui says he isn't thinking ahead to next season, which seems like a wise decision.

Based on his 2011 campaign, who can tell what's in store for the A's designated hitter?

He swung a frigid bat over the first half, hitting .209 and contributing to a team-wide offensive funk that buried the A's in the American League West race.

Then he went on a tear after the All-Star break, hitting .432 over a four-week span, but he's wobbling to the finish line.

Matsui is hitting .251 with 12 homers and 72 RBIs overall after Monday's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, a far cry from the .274/21/84 line he delivered with the Angels in 2010 and not nearly the production the A's expected from a player with five 90-RBI years in eight previous major league seasons.

"One thing I do know is that as far as this year, compared to my standard (production) in the past, the numbers area not something that I'm really proud of," Matsui said through translator Roger Kahlon."