Fantasy Baseball's 12 Most Surprising Hitters of April

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SEATTLE - APRIL 19: Brandon Inge #15 of the Detroit Tigers bats against the Seattle Mariners during the game on April 19, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Most of the players who made this list were probably not even drafted in your fantasy league. However, nearly all of them have probably been grabbed from your free agent pool by now.

Not all of these players will continue to rake in these stats for the entire season, but for now they deserve to be recognized for what they have accomplished in the young season.

Here are the 12 biggest fantasy hitting surprises for the month of April:

12. Rickie Weeks

NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Rickie Weeks #23 of the Milwaukee Brewers bats against the New York Mets on April 18, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .281 AVG, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB

Weeks has been considered a middle tier second basemen in the fantasy realm for quite sometime now. He usually hits for an extremely low average and drives in very few runs, which drives many fantasy managers away from acquiring him.

Now, Weeks seems to be providing fantasy teams with a much needed power surge that he was always expected to have, but never truly showed. He is also hitting a solid .281 average.

Owners of Weeks could expect to see his first 20/20 season of his career if he keeps this up.

11. Mike Cameron

MILWAUKEE - APRIL 10: Mike Cameron #25 of the Milwaukee Brewers makes a hit against the Chicago Cubs during the Opening Day game on April 10, 2009 at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers defeated the Cubs 4-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty I

2009 Fantasy Stats: .333 AVG, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB

Mike Cameron has never hit above a .268 average in any season where he has had at least 500 plate appearances. So to say the least, it's quite amazing to seem him hitting a .333 average to start off the season.

Cameron has a good power and speed combination, so if he can maintain a decent average, he could turn out some solid fantasy stats for owners this season.

10. Kosuke Fukudome

CHICAGO - APRIL 15: Kosuke Fukudome #1 of the Chicago Cubs prepares to hit against the Colorado Rockies on April 15, 2009 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Rockies defeated the Cubs 5-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .338 AVG, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB

Fukudome is nearly halfway to his home-run total of last season in only 71 at-bats. If Derek Lee and Milton Bradley start to heat up, I am sure Fukudome's stats will get even better.

He might wear down as the season goes on like last year, but for now he is off to a sizzling start.

9. Mike Lowell

BOSTON - APRIL 25: Mike Lowell #25 of the Boston Red Sox hits a home run against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, April 25, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .310 AVG, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB

At the age of 35, you might expect Lowell to be slowing down a bit. However, that is not the case this season.

You will usually find Lowell in the bottom tier of third basemen in fantasy leagues nowadays, but Lowell is still showcasing he has what it takes to be starting on any fantasy lineup.

8. Adam Lind

TORONTO - APRIL 6: Adam Lind #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays swings at the pitch during the Opening Day game against the Detroit Tigers at the Rogers Centre on April 6, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by: Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .315 AVG, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB

Lind has never been a big fantasy commodity in his short career thus far, but now he is making a name for himself and is a must own player in all fantasy formats.

7. Orlando Hudson

DENVER - APRIL 26: Second baseman Orlando Hudson #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes an at bat against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on April 26, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Dodgers 10-4. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Imag

2009 Fantasy Stats: .337 AVG, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 19 R, 4 SB

I am sure many fantasy managers were skeptical to draft Hudson as their starting second basemen before the season began.

Hudson has never wowed anyone with his fantasy production over the years, but I guess hitting in front of Manny Ramirez can boost anyone's fantasy value, right?

6. Jason Bartlett

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 16: Infielder Jason Bartlett #8 of the Tampa Bay Rays breaks a bat against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 2009 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .358 AVG, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 14 R, 5 SB

I don't think anyone could have imagined Bartlett getting off to this good of a start.

Bartlett has never really had any fantasy success in his career, but for some reason he has found his stroke this year and it has been paying off for the managers who swooped him up in the early going.

5. Nick Swisher

NEW YORK - APRIL 22: Nick Swisher #33 of The New York Yankees in action against The Oakland Athletics during their game on April 22, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx Borough of New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .312 AVG, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB

Swisher was not even projected as the everyday starter in right field for the Yankees to start the season.

I am also sure that he was not a projected starter in any fantasy managers lineup before the season began either, but after a red hot start, he couldn't be ignored any longer, by the Yankees or fantasy managers.

4. Adam Jones

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 13: Adam Jones #10 of the Baltimore Orioles at bat against the Texas Rangers on April 13, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .359 AVG, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 24 R, 1 SB

Jones was considered a talented prospect before he got his call up to the major leagues in 2006, but he has never shown any signs of becoming a fantasy star at the major league level.

In the first month of the season, Jones is more than proving that he can emerge into the fantasy star that many thought he could be.

3. Brandon Inge

2009 Fantasy Stats: .319 AVG, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB

Inge is a career .238 hitter that is hitting a .319 clip so far this season. His power is coming along nicely and he truly has been one of the biggest surprises in fantasy baseball. And the catching eligibility isn't all so bad either.

2. Marco Scutaro

KANSAS CITY, MO - APRIL 30: Marco Scutaro #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays connects for a first-inning home run off Kyle Davies of the Kansas City Royals on April 30, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Image

2009 Fantasy Stats: .281 AVG, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 24 R, 1 SB

Scutaro has literally come out of nowhere to provide fantasy owners with a huge offensive lift.

Scutaro had to be considered one of the most unlikely fantasy heroes for the month of April.

1. Aaron Hill

TORONTO - APRIL 4: Aaron Hill #2 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Boston Red Sox during the game at Rogers Centre on April 4, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images)

2009 Fantasy Stats: .365 AVG, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB

Hill was pretty much on nobody's fantasy radar before the season began. He put together a decent fantasy season back in 2007, but his torrid start to this season has fantasy managers simply floored.

Hill has become a fantasy gold mine in the young season and quite deservingly earns the award as the most surprising hitter of April.

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