Mike Tauchman
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Position:
OF
Born:
12/03/90
Height:
6'2''
Weight:
200
B/T:
L/L
Acquired:
Drafted in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft (COL)
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| Slashed .313/.377/.529 with 10 home runs and 11 stolen bases in 70 games for Triple-A Albuquerque. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Albuquerque on June 27. The Rockies optioned RHP Jairo Diaz to Triple-A to make room for Tauchman on the 25-man roster and moved OF David Dahl to the 60-day DL to make room for Tauchman on the 40-man roster. MLB Debut Date: 06/27/17 |
Debut Details
| June 27, in a 4-3, 14-inning loss to the Giants. Tauchman made his debut as a pinch-hitter for reliever Chris Rusin in the top of the 12th inning. Facing Cory Gearrin, Tauchman swung at the first pitch he saw from Gearrin and grounded out to second base for the second out of the inning. |
Player Notes
| A 2013 senior sign for the Rockies out of Bradley, Tauchman’s development in the Rockies' system got off to a slow start when he began his 2014 season back at extended spring training, but he reached the High-A Modesto Nuts in late June of that year, and he hasn’t looked back. After posting an .838 OPS in 2014 with the Nuts, Tauchman hit .294 and stole 25 bases for Double-A Hartford in 2015. Last season, Tauchman hit .286 with 23 stolen bases for Triple-A Albuquerque. In 2017, Tauchman’s power has emerged. Before the season, he had eight home runs for his entire career. At the time of his promotion, he had hit 10 this season alone. Tauchman is a contact hitter with good speed who can cover some ground in center field. |