Back before the season started, the BBG looked at batters with seemingly “lucky” HR and BA performance in 2011. Now we look back to see if the performances were as lucky as we thought.

You might not expect it given his surface stats, but Max Scherzer (RHP, DET) posted the best skills of any SP in May. And it wasn't close.

Valverde, Frieri, Putz, Camp, Russell, Marmol, Francisco and more.

Can Nolan Reimold keep whacking HRs at a 40-HR/550-AB pace? Analyzing how many times his hard-hit flies go out says Reimold, and others, are enjoying some good luck.

You'd expect to see guys like Kershaw and Strasburg on a list of the most highly-skilled young starting pitchers. But a deeper look reveals a lot of surprises.

Skills not roles. The question is--who has the skills?

The core skill of any successful batter is to make hard contact, and we look at batters who appear to be demonstrating that skill.

(and another one gone and another one gone...) Current upheaval, potential upheaval or future upheaval in many pens.

At mid-May, it's time to start looking at batters to target for the balance of the year (and batters to avoid).

Rick Porcello (RHP, DET) added more velocity to his fastball from April 2011 to April 2012 than any other starting pitcher. Some other velocity changes might surprise you too.

This early, skills and results often do not match for relievers who may have around 10 innings pitched. You can take advantage of this.