Josh Naylor
26-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.295
HR
6
RBI
21
R
13
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
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.
ANALYSIS
Naylor has gone hitless in his last two games -- it's just the second time this season he's been held without a hit in consecutive contests. He was able to pick up his first steal in three attempts this year with his lone trip on base Thursday. Despite the brief slump, he's still slashing .295/.366/.557 with six home runs, 20 RBI, 13 runs scored and five doubles over 101 plate appearances in a starting role at first base.
Naylor has gone hitless in his last two games -- it's just the second time this season he's been held without a hit in consecutive contests. He was able to pick up his first steal in three attempts this year with his lone trip on base Thursday. Despite the brief slump, he's still slashing .295/.366/.557 with six home runs, 20 RBI, 13 runs scored and five doubles over 101 plate appearances in a starting role at first base.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+19%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+22%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .721 | 305 | 8 | 41 | .251 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .856 | 798 | 35 | 156 | .295 | ||||
2024vs Left | 1.066 | 31 | 2 | 8 | .321 | ||||
2024vs Right | .875 | 79 | 4 | 13 | .284 | ||||
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
+9%
OPS on Road
2024
+58%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .783 | 547 | 21 | 87 | .272 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .853 | 556 | 22 | 110 | .294 | ||||
2024Home | 1.164 | 50 | 5 | 14 | .326 | ||||
2024Away | .737 | 60 | 1 | 7 | .269 | ||||
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
0.83BB Rate
9.1%K Rate
10.9%BABIP
.278ISO
.263AVG
.295OBP
.373SLG
.558OPS
.931wOBA
.391Exit Velocity
90.6 mphHard Hit Rate
32.9%Barrels/PA
9.1%Expected BA
.321Expected SLG
.573Sprint Speed
20.6 ft/secGround Ball %
40.0%Line Drive %
22.4%Fly Ball %
37.6%Prospect Rankings History
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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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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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Hits fifth home run
Naylor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run en route to a 10-2 win against the Athletics on Friday.
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Hits fourth long ball
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Yankees in Game 2 of a doubleheader.
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Homers in back-to-back games
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double, a walk and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
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Lifts second homer
Naylor went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the White Sox.
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