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Subject Why have most of the extra-solar planets so far discovered been super massive "hot Jupiters"?

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Original Message Why have most of the extra-solar planets so far discovered been super massive "hot Jupiters"? I personally believe that there is something wrong with the detection method. Could such planets exist for very long without evaporating? How could they hold a significant atmosphere if their orbital periods are on the order of something like 2 days for many of them?

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