The StatMan  

The month of April is behind us and the statistics have all been tallied, checked, and re-checked.  Here are the fantasy stars, followed by at least one surprise and a disappointment, at each position.

CATCHER
1. Victor Martinez CLE - 83 points (.386/.455/.636, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 8 K in 88 AB)
2. Bengie Molina SFO - 61 points (.329/.329/.592, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
3. Yadier Molina STL - 55 points (.333/.407/.500, 2 HR, 12 RBI)

Surprises: Yadier Molina, John Buck KCY (#8 among C, 44 pts in 12 games, .300/.356/.700, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
Disappointments: Geovany Soto CHC (5 pts, .109-0-2 in 46 AB), Dionner Navarro TBY (17 pts, .181-1-3 in 72 AB)

FIRST BASE
1. Albert Pujols STL - 124 points (.337 AVG/.466 OBP/.675 SLG, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 7 K, 4 SB)
T-2. Adrian Gonzalez SDG - 90 points (.333/.438/.704, 9 HR, 20 RBI)
T-2. Kevin Youkilis BOS - 90 points (.395/.505/.697, 5 HR, 15 RBI)

Surprise: Carlos Pena TBY (T-4th among 1B, 73 pts, .628 SLG, 9 HR, 24 RBI)
Disappointments: Derrek Lee CHC (31 pts, .189/.259/.284, 1 HR, 10 RBI), Mark Teixeira NYY (53 pts, .200/.371/.371, 3 HR, 10 RBI), Prince Fielder MIL (50 pts, .234/.392/.442, 3 HR, 17 RBI)

SECOND BASE

1. Ian Kinsler TEX - 99 points (.322/.384/.656, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 7 SB, Cycle on 4/15 (24 pts))
2. Chase Utley PHL - 93 points (.342/.461/.644, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 13 BB, 11 K)
3. Orlando Hudson LAD - 90 points (.337/.411/.537, 3 HR, 12 RBI)

Surprises: Hudson, Aaron Hill TOR (#5 among 2B, 84 pts, .365/.416/.567, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
Disappointments: Alexi Casilla MIN (17 pts, .174-0-2 in 69 AB), Kelly Johnson ATL (38 points, .203-3-9, .295 OBP in 69 AB), Brandon Phillips CIN (43 points, .188-2-7 in 69 AB)

THIRD BASE
1. Evan Longoria TBY - 88 points (.369/.413/.714, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
2. Jorge Cantu FLA - 85 points (.365/.444/.778, 7 HR, 22 RBI)
3. Brandon Inge DET - 80 points (.319/.447/.667, 7 HR, 18 RBI)

Surprises: Cantu, Inge, Pedro Feliz (#6 among 3B, 57 pts, .323/.405/.477), Scott Rolen (#7 among 3B, 54 pts, .317 AVG)

Disappointment: Edwin Encarnacion CIN (14 pts, .127/.286/.190, 19 K in 63 AB), Chris Davis TEX (21 pts, .200-5-9, 5 BB, 34 K in 70 AB)

SHORTSTOP
1. Marco Scutaro TOR - 94 points (.281/.420/.506, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 22 BB, 13 K, 24 R)
2. Michael Young TEX - 75 points (.295/.354/.591, 6 HR, 13 RBI)
3. Derek Jeter NYY - 71 points (.287/.350/.457, 4 HR, 12 RBI)

Surprises: Scutaro, Jason Bartlett TBY (#4 among SS, 64 pts, .358/.395/.506, 3 HR, 5 RBI)

Disappointments: J.J. Hardy MIL (18 pts, .156/.226/.286, 19 K in 77 AB), Jhonny Peralta CLE (20 pts, .211-0-6, 25 K in 76 AB)

OUTFIELD/DESIGNATED HITTER

1. Raul Ibanez PHL - 96 points (.359/.438/.718, 7 HR, 17 RBI)
2. Jason Bay BOS - 94 points (.324/.495/.634, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 23 BB)
3. Nick Swisher NYY - 92 points (.312/.430/.714, 7 HR, 19 RBI)

Surprises: Swisher, Adam Jones BAL (Tied for 4th among OF, 90 pts, .359/.438/.628, 4 HR, 18 RBI), Mike Cameron MIL (Tied for 11th among OF, 78 pts, .333/.435/.667, 5 HR, 15 RBI)
Disappointments: Felix Pie BAL (7 pts, .157-1-2 in 51 AB), Brian Giles SDG (23 pts, .163-0-11, 2 R in 86 AB), B.J. Upton TBY (27 pts, .177-0-1, 21 K in 62 AB)