Baseball always has a lot of surprises, that is why you can't predict it. Two of the most shocking players to have a great start to the 2012 season are Josh Reddick and Chris Capuano.
Josh Reddick was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Boston Red Sox in a trade for closer Andrew Baily. Baily has been injured so the Athletics won that trade. For a struggling offense Reddick has been phenomenal. He has a .906 OPS and that is translated to a 147 OPS+. 27 RBI's, 14 home runs, 8 doubles and 2 triples Rseddick is contending for an all star appearance. Reddick was nothing more than a 4th outfielder for the Red Sox a year ago and now hes found himself as a star in Oakland.
On the big surprises for pitching we move to southern California. Chris Capuano has been a major part of the Dodgers' success in the 2012 season. Pitching for the Diamond Backs, the Brewers, and the Mets previously before coming to the Dodgers Capuano has never recorded an ERA lower than 3.95. In 2012 Capuano has a 2.14 ERA and 7 wins. The 33 year old left hander has 58 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched with a 173 ERA+.
The season still goes on and baseball is full of surprises, but Capuano and Reddick have been by far the biggest surprises.
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