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2025 Stats
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.303
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Naylor had a wonderful season of volume as he has embraced the role of hitting cleanup for the Guardians behind the likes of Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez. Naylor rarely took a day off and remained in the lineup against righties and lefties to set career highs in the run production categories. The overexposure to lefties was part of the reason for his batting average tumble, as he hit .224 against lefties in 174 plate appearances, but the 70-point tumble in his batting average against righties hurt Naylor more. Naylor's contact rate remains one of the better ones for a slugging first baseman, and repeating 30-plus homers could be tough for him, given his historical HR/FB rates, but another season of 600-plus plate appearances will make it possible. He has big shoes to fill after being acquired by the Diamondbacks following the departure of Gold Glove first baseman Christian Walker. Read Past Outlooks

Scratched from lineup
Naylor (shoulder) was scratched from the Diamondbacks' lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Naylor had initially been expected to start one day after exiting Monday's contest when he tweaked his right shoulder on a swing. It does not seem as though he's suffered a setback, but rather the Diamondbacks just want to play it safe and give him a little more rest. Pavin Smith will play first base Tuesday, and Randal Grichuk will enter the lineup at designated hitter.
Naylor had initially been expected to start one day after exiting Monday's contest when he tweaked his right shoulder on a swing. It does not seem as though he's suffered a setback, but rather the Diamondbacks just want to play it safe and give him a little more rest. Pavin Smith will play first base Tuesday, and Randal Grichuk will enter the lineup at designated hitter.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+16%
OPS vs RHP
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+53%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .727 | 415 | 12 | 67 | .254 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .843 | 1025 | 45 | 187 | .289 | ||||
2025vs Left | .602 | 94 | 1 | 16 | .236 | ||||
2025vs Right | .921 | 219 | 8 | 33 | .333 | ||||
2024vs Left | .715 | 174 | 6 | 29 | .224 | ||||
2024vs Right | .800 | 458 | 25 | 79 | .251 | ||||
2023vs Left | .821 | 147 | 5 | 22 | .299 | ||||
2023vs Right | .852 | 348 | 12 | 75 | .311 | ||||
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Since 2023Home | .858 | 722 | 29 | 136 | .301 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .760 | 718 | 28 | 118 | .256 | ||||
2025Home | .955 | 159 | 5 | 32 | .355 | ||||
2025Away | .690 | 154 | 4 | 17 | .252 | ||||
2024Home | .852 | 320 | 17 | 65 | .269 | ||||
2024Away | .699 | 312 | 14 | 43 | .218 | ||||
2023Home | .804 | 243 | 7 | 39 | .309 | ||||
2023Away | .879 | 252 | 10 | 58 | .306 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Josh 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
0.61BB Rate
7.9%K Rate
13.0%BABIP
.325ISO
.164AVG
.303OBP
.358SLG
.467OPS
.824wOBA
.359Exit Velocity
89.8 mphHard Hit Rate
34.4%Barrels/PA
4.7%Expected BA
.299Expected SLG
.457Sprint Speed
21.2 ft/secGround Ball %
46.6%Line Drive %
17.8%Fly Ball %
35.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Naylor had a career season at the plate despite missing over a month with an oblique injury. The career year was fueled by a few things Naylor had never done, such as hitting .363 with runners in scoring position and hitting .299 against left-handed pitching. He also fully leaned into the roster trend of better contact as Naylor lowered his strikeout rate for a fourth consecutive full season. He also murdered fastballs hitting .352 (.317 xBA.) The amalgamation of those skills is what allowed him to drive in 90+ runs with fewer than 20 homers, something only Naylor, Abreu, Heim, and Bohm did in 2023 and something last done by Asdrubel Cabrera in 2019. In all, Naylor plated 22% of his baserunners, which was only bested by Heim, Mullins, and Seager last season. All of this is to say this big step forward needs to have that first 500+ plate appearance offseason to offset the regression which is likely coming to his run production.
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In Tuesday's lineup
Naylor (shoulder) will be in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.
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May play Tuesday
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Naylor (shoulder) is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday against the White Sox, Casey Drottar of MLB.com reports
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Nursing shoulder injury
Naylor was removed from Monday's game against the White Sox due to right shoulder discomfort.
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Exits early Monday
Naylor was removed from Monday's game against the White Sox due to an apparent shoulder injury, Casey Drottar of MLB.com reports.
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Matches career steals mark
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-5 win over Toronto.
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Target for San Francisco?
Naylor could be a trade target for the Giants ahead of the deadline, Jim Bowden of The Athletic speculates.
ANALYSIS
The Giants acquired Rafael Devers via trade June 15, but that's not enough to finish the job on improving the lineup, especially considering the team plays in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, the NL West. The Giants still have a sizable hole at first base, especially after trading LaMonte Wade and replacing him with journeyman Dominic Smith. Naylor has been excellent this season, posting an .826 OPS with nine homers, 48 RBI, 35 runs and nine stolen bases over 286 plate appearances.
The Giants acquired Rafael Devers via trade June 15, but that's not enough to finish the job on improving the lineup, especially considering the team plays in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, the NL West. The Giants still have a sizable hole at first base, especially after trading LaMonte Wade and replacing him with journeyman Dominic Smith. Naylor has been excellent this season, posting an .826 OPS with nine homers, 48 RBI, 35 runs and nine stolen bases over 286 plate appearances.