Taubensee's best season came in 1999 as a member of Cincinnati Reds, when he surprisingly became one of club's best hitters for a team which was a surprise contender and nearly made the playoffs (ultimately losing an extra regular season game to go to the wildcard game to the New York Mets).
Taubensee's most notable year was 1999 while playing for the Cincinnati Reds, where he exceeded expectations by becoming one of the team's top performers in a season when they were considered dark horses and narrowly missed the playoffs after losing their final regular season matchup to the New York Mets.