Josh Naylor
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.243
HR
31
RBI
108
R
84
SB
6
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Belts two long balls Wednesday
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs and an additional run in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win against the Twins.
ANALYSIS
Naylor got to Minnesota starter Bailey Ober twice, touching up the right-hander for solo shots in the second and seventh frames. The power display ended a 13-game homerless drought for the first baseman and marked his third multi-homer performance of the campaign. Naylor is up 31 home runs and 105 RBI on the season, both of which are career highs.
Naylor got to Minnesota starter Bailey Ober twice, touching up the right-hander for solo shots in the second and seventh frames. The power display ended a 13-game homerless drought for the first baseman and marked his third multi-homer performance of the campaign. Naylor is up 31 home runs and 105 RBI on the season, both of which are career highs.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+12%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .695 | 448 | 12 | 62 | .236 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .833 | 1177 | 56 | 222 | .279 | ||||
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 | ||||
2022vs Left | .512 | 127 | 1 | 11 | .173 | ||||
2022vs Right | .856 | 371 | 19 | 68 | .283 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+2%
OPS on Road
2024
+22%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .787 | 817 | 33 | 138 | .267 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .803 | 808 | 35 | 146 | .267 | ||||
2024Home | .852 | 320 | 17 | 65 | .269 | ||||
2024Away | .699 | 312 | 14 | 43 | .218 | ||||
2023Home | .804 | 243 | 7 | 39 | .309 | ||||
2023Away | .879 | 252 | 10 | 58 | .306 | ||||
2022Home | .688 | 254 | 9 | 34 | .224 | ||||
2022Away | .854 | 244 | 11 | 45 | .288 | ||||
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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
0.55BB Rate
9.2%K Rate
16.6%BABIP
.246ISO
.213AVG
.243OBP
.320SLG
.456OPS
.776wOBA
.336Exit Velocity
89.9 mphHard Hit Rate
31.1%Barrels/PA
6.2%Expected BA
.257Expected SLG
.448Sprint Speed
20.6 ft/secGround Ball %
46.8%Line Drive %
17.1%Fly Ball %
36.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Naylor was limited to 69 games in 2021 after he underwent surgery to address a broken ankle, which briefly delayed his start to 2022. He appeared in 122 games and served as a platoon option at first base and designated hitter, and he had significant struggles against left-handed pitching with a .512 OPS in 127 plate appearances. Naylor clubbed 20 home runs total and crushed righties with a .283/.334/.522 slash line, which should at least keep him on the strong side of a platoon to open 2023. He also had solid strikeout and walk rates (16.1 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively), which provides a solid floor for his 2023 outlook, especially if he's able to improve when facing southpaws.
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Hitless in return
Naylor (back) went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday against the Dodgers.
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Not in Wednesday's lineup
Naylor (back) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Kansas City.
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Exits with acute back spasm
Naylor left Tuesday's game versus the Royals with an acute back spasm, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Homers, swipes bag in win
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run homer and a stolen base in Monday's 4-2 win over the Royals.
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In Saturday's lineup as DH
Naylor (ankle) will serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup against the Pirates on Saturday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.
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Staying put in Cleveland?
According to ESPN.com, the Guardians aren't expected to seriously entertain trade offers for Naylor during the offseason.
ANALYSIS
Naylor is entering his final year of arbitration eligibility, but president Chris Antonetti said Tuesday the first baseman is expected to be "an anchor" for Cleveland in 2025 and "hopefully beyond that." The 27-year-old had a .776 OPS with a career-high 31 homers during the regular season as he primarily served as the Guardians' cleanup man. Cleveland is likely to receive some trade offers since Naylor is under team control for only one more year, but it would likely take a massive return package for a deal to be considered.
Naylor is entering his final year of arbitration eligibility, but president Chris Antonetti said Tuesday the first baseman is expected to be "an anchor" for Cleveland in 2025 and "hopefully beyond that." The 27-year-old had a .776 OPS with a career-high 31 homers during the regular season as he primarily served as the Guardians' cleanup man. Cleveland is likely to receive some trade offers since Naylor is under team control for only one more year, but it would likely take a massive return package for a deal to be considered.