Josh Naylor
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.276
HR
9
RBI
28
R
18
SB
2
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
Lifts another homer
Naylor went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 11-7 loss to the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
Naylor has gone 6-for-24 with three homers and seven RBI over his last seven contests. He was swinging a hot bat earlier in the season, but he's traded a bit of contact for more power in recent weeks. Naylor is slashing .276/.364/.553 with nine homers, 28 RBI, 18 runs scored, seven doubles and two steals over 34 games. With top prospect Kyle Manzardo slumping to begin his major-league career, Naylor should continue to play on a near-everyday basis between first base and designated hitter.
Naylor has gone 6-for-24 with three homers and seven RBI over his last seven contests. He was swinging a hot bat earlier in the season, but he's traded a bit of contact for more power in recent weeks. Naylor is slashing .276/.364/.553 with nine homers, 28 RBI, 18 runs scored, seven doubles and two steals over 34 games. With top prospect Kyle Manzardo slumping to begin his major-league career, Naylor should continue to play on a near-everyday basis between first base and designated hitter.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+25%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .729 | 311 | 9 | 43 | .250 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .855 | 825 | 37 | 161 | .293 | ||||
2024vs Left | 1.075 | 37 | 3 | 10 | .303 | ||||
2024vs Right | .858 | 106 | 6 | 18 | .267 | ||||
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
+5%
OPS on Road
2024
+85%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .799 | 562 | 23 | 91 | .275 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .840 | 574 | 23 | 113 | .287 | ||||
2024Home | 1.228 | 65 | 7 | 18 | .345 | ||||
2024Away | .663 | 78 | 2 | 10 | .221 | ||||
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
0.88BB Rate
10.5%K Rate
11.9%BABIP
.253ISO
.276AVG
.276OBP
.364SLG
.553OPS
.916wOBA
.388Exit Velocity
90.1 mphHard Hit Rate
29.6%Barrels/PA
7.5%Expected BA
.307Expected SLG
.530Sprint Speed
20.5 ft/secGround Ball %
38.0%Line Drive %
21.3%Fly Ball %
40.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Multiple clubs interested
The Cubs, Pirates and Mariners have shown interest in trading for Naylor this offseason, Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
ANALYSIS
Naylor is heading into his penultimate year of arbitration and is projected to make $7.2 million in 2024. The 26-year-old first baseman should have a very productive season if he stays on his current trajectory, but Cleveland is apparently intent on cutting payroll this offseason.
Naylor is heading into his penultimate year of arbitration and is projected to make $7.2 million in 2024. The 26-year-old first baseman should have a very productive season if he stays on his current trajectory, but Cleveland is apparently intent on cutting payroll this offseason.
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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Smacks homer No. 8
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 4-1 win over the Angels.
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Idle against lefty
Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup Saturday against the Angels.
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Swats three-run homer
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 10-9 loss to the Astros.
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Records first steal
Naylor went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox.
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Blasts another homer
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Athletics.
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