The Braves have added Mark Teixeira and it will be interesting to see how he performs away from hitter-friendly Texas. Atlanta hopes the answer is "very well" given the prospects sent to the Rangers.
Teixeira’s career home/road splits are interesting, particularly because he’s got 1,316 at-bats both at home and on the road. He’s .302/.378/.576 lifetime at home and .264/.358/.489 on the road. Those numbers translate to 84 HR and 294 RBI at home and 69 HR and 205 RBI on the road.
Last year, though, Teixeira hit .298-21-62 on the road compared to .266-12-48 at home. He had 323 AB at home and 305 on the road. In 2005, he had 30 HR at home and 13 HR on the road. Certainly mixed signals.
According to the Bill James Handbook, it was 12% easier to hit homers in Texas compared to other AL ballparks from 2004-2006. Conversely, Atlanta ranked slightly more difficult than neutral in the NL.
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