Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Mon 8/17/20 3:54 PM

Tauchman isn't in the lineup Monday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman had started each of the first three games against the Red Sox, but he'll take a seat for the series finale. Clint Frazier will take over in right field, batting third.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Sun 8/16/20 4:56 PM

Tauchman will start in right field and bat third Sunday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Clint Frazier and Mike Ford had been the main beneficiaries since Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) landed on the injured list last weekend, but with two more lineup mainstays (Aaron Judge and DJ LeMahieu) having been shut down with injuries over the past two days, Tauchman's window for playing time seems to have opened back up. He'll be picking up his third start in a row Sunday after going 4-for-8 with two doubles, a walk, five runs and four RBI in the first two games of the series.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Sat 8/15/20 11:53 AM

Tauchman went 3-for-5 with a double, four RBI, two runs and a strikeout in Friday's win against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman has seen his playing time drop in recent games, but he led the team in RBI during the Yankees' win against the Red Sox. He did so with only one extra-base hit as New York's offense continuously chipped away at Boston's pitching staff. The 29-year-old is hitting .343 with four doubles, seven RBI and four stolen bases over 14 games this season.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Sun 8/9/20 12:52 PM

Tauchman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Though Tauchman is sitting out the series finale, he should have a good chance at handling a near-everyday role moving forward after Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) was moved to the 10-day injured list Sunday. Tauchman had started each of the Yankees' previous six games, going 7-for-23 with three doubles, five RBI and a stolen base.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Sun 8/9/20 10:23 AM

Tauchman went 1-for-4 with a double, a stolen base, a run scored and three strikeouts in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman whiffed in his first three at-bats, but he started the seventh inning with a double, subsequently stole third base, and came around to score on a sacrifice fly. Tauchman started the second game of the twinbill as well, going 0-for-3 with another strikeout. The 29-year-old has been receiving a healthy amount of playing time lately and could continue to start with Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) going on the injured list Sunday.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Sun 8/2/20 11:03 PM

Tauchman recorded a stolen base, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 9-7 win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman entered the contest in the seventh inning as a defensive replacement for Miguel Andujar. In Tauchman's lone plate appearance, he drew a walk, stole second base, and scored the tying run on a DJ LeMahieu single. The 29-year-old Tauchman has three steals and two runs scored across 10 plate appearances this year.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Sun 8/2/20 2:02 PM

Tauchman went 3-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases and a run in Saturday's win over Boston.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman got the start in left field and responded with his first three hits (all singles) of the season. He also swiped his first two bases of the campaign and scored a run on Gio Urshela's grand slam. The performance offers a glimpse at Tauchman's skill set -- he's a career .303 hitter with 115 stolen bases in the minors, but he has yet to log 300 plate appearances in a major-league season.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Thu 7/2/20 11:04 PM

Tauchman figures to be in the outfield/DH mix at the start of the campaign as the Yankees are likely to take a careful approach with players returning from injury, Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media reports.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman was expected to take on a near-everyday role to begin the season before play was suspended, but those plans have changed with Aaron Hicks (elbow), Aaron Judge (rib) and Giancarlo Stanton (calf) all expected to be ready to go by the new Opening Day. Still, all three players are working their way back from injury, so the Yankees are unlikely to overwork them during the beginning phase of the season. That opens the door for players like Tauchman, Clint Frazier and Miguel Andujar, each of whom has been squeezed out of a starting role but has made valuable contributions to the team in prior seasons.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Tue 3/3/20 1:05 PM

Tauchman is expected to begin the season in an everyday role in the outfield after general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday that Aaron Judge (pectoral) and Giancarlo Stanton (ankle) are both likely to be sidelined for Opening Day, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Cashman didn't offer a definitive timeline for when either injured slugger might be ready to make his season debut, but their absences will at least temporarily spare Tauchman from having to compete with the likes of Miguel Andujar and Clint Frazier for regular at-bats in the outfield. Tauchman probably already had a leg up in any job battle after posting an .865 OPS in 2019 while providing value in the field (7.1 UZR) and on the bases (6-for-6 on steal attempts). So long as he's able to avoid an early-season slump, Tauchman should be in good position to maintain a near-everyday role once the Yankees get healthier, though the eventual returns of Stanton and Judge figure to push him further down the batting order.

Mike Tauchman
OF/DH CWS
Wed 2/19/20 2:28 AM

Tauchman has a chance to start in the outfield on Opening Day, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
EDGE Analysis
Tauchman will get reps at all three outfield spots during spring training, with his role for the season opener dependent partly on whether Giancarlo Stanton begins the season in the field or at DH. The Yankees are also trying out Miguel Andujar in the outfield, per Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record, so Tauchman will likely begin some games on the bench despite a solid 2019 campaign during which he drove in 47 runs in 296 plate appearances.