2025 Stats
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Naylor took a sizable step back offensively in 2024 in his first full major-league season, seeing his wRC+ drop from 122 down to 74. In retrospect, it's something we probably should have seen coming, as taking on all the responsibilities required of a catcher in your age-24 season is a time-consuming endeavor and doesn't leave as much room as you'd like to work on your hitting. Naylor saw his strikeout rate spike to 31.4 percent and his walk rate drop to 7.5 percent. He also didn't have as much of a stolen base impact as many thought he would, swiping just six bags in nine attempts while sporting a sprint speed in the 28th percentile. To his credit, Naylor drew rave reviews for his defense and handling of the pitching staff, and it's fair to expect an offensive bump in 2025 now that he's more comfortable in the majors. The Guardians brought Austin Hedges back as the understudy to Naylor, who should again see most of his playing time versus right-handed pitching. Read Past Outlooks
Clubs two homers
Naylor went 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's spring game against the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Naylor accounted for all of Cleveland's scoring with a solo homer in the second inning and a three-run shot an inning later. All the positives for Naylor's bat in the 2023 regular season (67 games, .809 OPS) reversed in 2024 (123 games, .614 OPS), as he appeared to wilt under the mantle of being the team's primary backstop. The Guardians could use the 2023 version of Naylor after losing a couple of productive hitters during the offseason, including his brother Josh Naylor.
Naylor accounted for all of Cleveland's scoring with a solo homer in the second inning and a three-run shot an inning later. All the positives for Naylor's bat in the 2023 regular season (67 games, .809 OPS) reversed in 2024 (123 games, .614 OPS), as he appeared to wilt under the mantle of being the team's primary backstop. The Guardians could use the 2023 version of Naylor after losing a couple of productive hitters during the offseason, including his brother Josh Naylor.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+18%
OPS vs RHP
2025
-100%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .600 | 131 | 3 | 13 | .207 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .706 | 492 | 21 | 58 | .216 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .556 | 77 | 2 | 9 | .194 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .628 | 312 | 11 | 30 | .202 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .664 | 51 | 1 | 4 | .217 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .852 | 179 | 10 | 28 | .243 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+2%
OPS at Home
2025
-100%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .691 | 290 | 11 | 39 | .209 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .677 | 333 | 13 | 32 | .219 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||||
| 2024Home | .601 | 181 | 7 | 23 | .179 | ||||
| 2024Away | .625 | 208 | 6 | 16 | .219 | ||||
| 2023Home | .845 | 109 | 4 | 16 | .261 | ||||
| 2023Away | .776 | 121 | 7 | 16 | .217 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bo Naylor compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.00BB Rate
0.0%K Rate
25.0%BABIP
.333ISO
.000AVG
.250OBP
.250SLG
.250OPS
.500wOBA
.223Exit Velocity
0.0 mphHard Hit Rate
33.3%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.000Expected SLG
.000Sprint Speed
0.0 ft/secGround Ball %
33.3%Line Drive %
0.0%Fly Ball %
66.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Guardians didn't hand the reins over to the younger Naylor until mid-June, but regardless he still racked up 2.4 fWAR as a 23-year-old rookie. An impressive athlete at the catcher position, Naylor made his presence felt both at the dish and behind it. He showed good power (11 homers, .232 ISO) and patience (13.0 BB%), finishing 24% better than league average by wRC+. Most enticing for rotisserie players: Naylor's speed. He went a perfect 5-for-5 on the basepaths, and while he's not a burner per se, he is a great runner relative to others at the position. That element of his game gives Naylor the chance to enter rarefied air in fantasy, if he gets the playing time. Cleveland brought Austin Hedges back to help with the workload, but Naylor's plus defense and hitting put him as the clear No. 1 on the depth chart entering 2024. He could surpass 400 plate appearances in a perfect world.
More Fantasy News
Out of lineup again in Game 4
Naylor is not in the lineup Friday for Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Sitting out Game 3
Naylor isn't in the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the ALCS versus the Yankees, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
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Out of Game 2 lineup
Naylor is absent from the lineup Monday for Game 2 of the ALDS versus the Tigers, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Takes seat Sunday
Naylor is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals.
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Day off Thursday
Naylor is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could be nearing promotion
According to Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal, Naylor's promotion could come sooner rather than later with Mike Zunino and Cam Gallagher going a combined 1-for-46 in May.
ANALYSIS
It's been a horrendous stretch at the plate for the Guardians' backstops, as Gallagher's 1-for-4 effort Thursday provided the duo's first hit of the month. Zunino has never been a consistent offensive presence and has dealt with significant contact issues throughout his career, but his 46.9 percent strikeout rate this year is a massive jump from his career rate of 35.1 percent, and his defensive metrics have regressed as well. Naylor is once again performing well offensively at Triple-A Columbus with a .921 OPS and nine home runs through 40 contests, and Cleveland could soon choose to overlook his defensive concerns -- he's thrown out just six of 40 base-stealers this season -- if Zunino and Gallagher continue to be two of the worst-hitting catchers in baseball.
It's been a horrendous stretch at the plate for the Guardians' backstops, as Gallagher's 1-for-4 effort Thursday provided the duo's first hit of the month. Zunino has never been a consistent offensive presence and has dealt with significant contact issues throughout his career, but his 46.9 percent strikeout rate this year is a massive jump from his career rate of 35.1 percent, and his defensive metrics have regressed as well. Naylor is once again performing well offensively at Triple-A Columbus with a .921 OPS and nine home runs through 40 contests, and Cleveland could soon choose to overlook his defensive concerns -- he's thrown out just six of 40 base-stealers this season -- if Zunino and Gallagher continue to be two of the worst-hitting catchers in baseball.