It’s undeniable that one of the key components of the recent turnaround in the fortunes has been the plate presence of Mike Tauchman at top of the Cubs lineup against right-handed pitchers. One of the things I find myself minorly obsessed with every time Tauchman comes to the plate is the fact that his on-base percentage is consistently higher than his slugging. It’s an anomaly, but one I have never really dug into — before today.
As of yesterday morning there were 329 players with at least 120 plate appearances this season, of those hitters only 27 have a higher on-base percentage than slugging percentage.