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It’s hard to believe the Astros were in the World Series a few years ago because they are terrible now. Today, they just got a lot worse.
Playing in Oriole Park, Tejada was able to hide the fact that his offensive production has slipped significantly. But just look at his recent home/road splits. In 2007 he had an OPS of .859 at home and .734 on the road. In 2006, it was .958 at home and .798 on the road. In 2005, it was .925 at home and .809 on the road.
Now he’s not going to have the benefit of a great hitter’s park for half his games. Go to his main B-R page and neutralize his stats. Last year, under neutral conditions, he hit .294, but with just a .797 OPS, 18 HR, 77 RBI, and 68 runs scored. And the Astros just gave up the farm for this guy…"
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