As anticipated, Chone Figgins was back in the Angels' lineup this weekend after being activated from the disabled list. News of Figgins' return created a rush of waiver activity, as he was added to rosters in 20 percent of CBSSports.com leagues for Week 12. Picking up Figgins looks like an astute move, since he has been enormously helpful so far in runs, batting average and steals. Should Figgins' inclusion on the "Lucky Hitters" list give owners a reason to regret adding him to their rosters? Just because Figgins somehow managed a 40 percent H/BIP for all of last season doesn't mean that he will repeat it this year. His rate is bound to decrease. However, the good news is that his whiff rate and Isolated Power are down from his normal rates, and they should improve with more at-bats. Any decline Figgins experiences in H/BIP will likely be offset by increasing power and contact. As long as his hammy holds up, so should his .300-plus average and other Fantasy stats.

A name that is notably absent from the "Lucky Hitters" list is Dioner Navarro. He finally got his H/BIP rate down to 35.6 percent, which is still high, but not high enough for our list. His owners have to be encouraged that, even as H/BIP spirals down to a more normal rate, Navarro has kept his batting average in the .320s. Though H/BIP has regressed towards his previous norms, his shockingly low whiff rate (11 percent) hasn't. Navarro has shown that he has made genuine progress as a hitter, so he will continue to be one of the top Fantasy catching options in the AL.

The news is also good for Marcus Thames owners -- both of you. The Tigers' OF/DH is seriously underappreciated in the Fantasy world; he is currently active in only nine percent of all CBSSports.com leagues. He already has 10 home runs, 25 RBI and 21 runs in just 109 AB, and his .538 slugging percentage currently ranks fifth among all AL outfielders with at least 100 at-bats. Thames has always had trouble holding on to a full-time job due to an inability to sustain a decent batting average, and once again his average is mired in the .240s, but his appearance on the "Unlucky Hitters" list is a signal that this is about to change. He has shaved about five percentage points off of his typical whiff rate while hitting with his usual power, so his skill trends point to an imminent increase in batting average. Thames should hit for an average in the .265-.275 range once his abnormally low H/BIP adjusts itself.

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Kyle Lohse is probably not a name you expected to see on the "Good Stats, Good Skills" list, yet there he is with his 40 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings. Fine, so power pitching is not on his skills resume, but Lohse has done a great job of avoiding walks (2.1 BB/9) and homers (0.5 HR/9). His close-to-normal 28 percent H/BIP shows us that he has come to his 3.77 ERA and eight wins honestly. In fact, his 3.12 ERC suggests he has even been a little unlucky and his ERA could drop further.

All statistics below are for season-to-date performances through Saturday, June 14.

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'Lucky' Hitters H/BIP RC/27 'Lucky' Pitchers H/BIP ERC
Jesus Flores, C, Washington 43% 9.0 Justin Masterson, SP, Boston 17% 2.87
Jay Bruce, OF, Cincinnati 40% 10.7 Jim Johnson, RP, Baltimore 19% 1.41
Chone Figgins, 3B, L.A. Angels 40% 6.5 Gavin Floyd, SP, Chicago White Sox 20% 2.96
Matt Kemp, OF, L.A. Dodgers 40% 5.2 Andrew Brown, RP, Oakland 21% 2.51
Edgar Gonzalez, 2B, San Diego 39% 6.5 Francisco Rodriguez, RP, L.A. Angels 22% 2.23
Ramon Vazquez, 3B, Texas 39% 7.7 Scott Olsen, SP, Florida 23% 3.27
Brandon Boggs, OF, Texas 37% 4.6 John Lackey, SP, L.A. Angels 24% 2.32
Howie Kendrick, 2B, L.A. Angels 37% 4.3 Homer Bailey, SP, Cincinnati 25% 7.68
Mark DeRosa, 2B, Chicago Cubs 36% 7.0 Tim Redding, SP, Washington 26% 4.18
Ray Durham, 2B, San Francisco 36% 5.9 Todd Wellemeyer, SP, St. Louis 26% 3.45
Unlucky' Hitters H/BIP RC/27 'Unlucky' Pitchers H/BIP ERC
Cody Ross, OF, Florida 19% 5.0 Rafael Betancourt, RP, Cleveland 38% 5.64
Mike Napoli, C, L.A. Angels 20% 4.5 Andrew Miller, SP, Florida 37% 5.04
Omar Vizquel, SS, San Francisco 22% 2.2 Randy Johnson, SP, Arizona 34% 4.41
Adrian Beltre, 3B, Seattle 23% 4.7 Jarrod Washburn, SP, Seattle 34% 5.80
Robinson Cano, 2B, N.Y. Yankees 23% 2.5 Shawn Hill, SP, Washington 34% 4.94
Marcus Thames, OF, Detroit 23% 6.1 Aaron Heilman, RP, N.Y. Mets 34% 5.45
Jeff Kent, 2B, L.A. Dodgers 24% 3.2 Andy Sonnanstine, SP, Tampa Bay 34% 4.40
Mike Jacobs, 1B, Florida 24% 4.8 Javier Vazquez, SP, Chicago White Sox 34% 4.15
Jhonny Peralta, SS, Cleveland 24% 3.3 Jonathan Broxton, RP, L.A. Dodgers 34% 3.14
Melvin Mora, 3B, Baltimore 25% 3.8 Nate Robertson, SP, Detroit 34% 5.48
Good stats, good skills - hitters H/BIP RC/27 Good stats, good skills - pitchers H/BIP ERC
Grady Sizemore, OF, Cleveland 28% 8.0 Cliff Lee, SP, Cleveland 31% 2.57
Nate McLouth, OF, Pittsburgh 30% 7.9 Tim Lincecum, SP, San Francisco 31% 2.77
Chris Coste, C, Philadelphia 32% 7.8 Joba Chamberlain, SP, N.Y. Yankees 29% 3.03
Luke Scott, OF, Baltimore 31% 7.0 Kyle Lohse, SP, Cincinnati 28% 3.12
Ty Wigginton, 3B, Houston 31% 6.1 Greg Maddux, SP, San Diego 29% 3.15
Poor stats, poor skills - hitters H/BIP RC/27 Poor stats, poor skills - pitchers H/BIP ERC
Brendan Harris, SS, Minnesota 30% 2.9 Tom Gorzelanny, SP, Pittsburgh 29% 6.04
Adam Kennedy, 2B, St. Louis 29% 3.2 Brandon Backe, SP, Houston 29% 5.97
Brad Wilkerson, OF, Toronto 31% 3.6 Brian Burres, SP, Baltimore 31% 5.40
Franklin Gutierrez, OF, Cleveland 30% 3.6 Mark Hendrickson, SP, Florida 31% 5.25
Elijah Dukes, OF, Washington 31% 3.9 Garrett Olson, SP, Baltimore 31% 4.75
Runs Created per 27 Outs (RC/27) -- An estimate of how many runs a lineup would produce per 27 outs if a particular player occupied each spot in the order; ex. the RC/27 for Miguel Cabrera would predict the productivity of a lineup where Cabrera (or his statistical equal) batted in all nine spots; created by Bill James
Component ERA (ERC) -- An estimate of a what a pitcher's ERA would be if it were based solely on actual pitching performance; created by Bill James
Base Hits per Balls in Play (H/BIP) -- The percentage of balls in play (at bats minus strikeouts and home runs) that are base hits; research by Voros McCracken and others has established that this rate is largely random and has a norm of approximately 30%
Isolated Power -- The difference between slugging percentage and batting average; created by Branch Rickey and Allan Roth
Walk Rate -- Walks / (at bats + walks)
Whiff Rate -- Strikeouts / at bats

Al Melchior was recently a Fantasy columnist and data analyst for Baseball HQ and will be providing advice columns for CBSSports.com. Click here to send him a question. Please put "Melchior" in the subject field.