Bo Naylor
24-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.191
HR
2
RBI
5
R
4
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Sitting out Wednesday
Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston.
ANALYSIS
Naylor caught the previous two games for the Guardians but will give way to Austin Hedges on Wednesday. The young catcher is slashing .186/.327/.326 with two home runs and a 9:20 BB:K over his first 52 plate appearances this season.
Naylor caught the previous two games for the Guardians but will give way to Austin Hedges on Wednesday. The young catcher is slashing .186/.327/.326 with two home runs and a 9:20 BB:K over his first 52 plate appearances this season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+48%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .628 | 59 | 1 | 4 | .208 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .786 | 235 | 12 | 33 | .225 | ||||
2024vs Left | .452 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||||
2024vs Right | .668 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .195 | ||||
2023vs Left | .664 | 51 | 1 | 4 | .217 | ||||
2023vs Right | .852 | 179 | 10 | 28 | .243 | ||||
2022vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2022vs Right | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+11%
OPS at Home
2024
+67%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .797 | 131 | 5 | 19 | .236 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .719 | 163 | 8 | 18 | .210 | ||||
2024Home | .929 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .200 | ||||
2024Away | .556 | 42 | 1 | 2 | .189 | ||||
2023Home | .845 | 109 | 4 | 16 | .261 | ||||
2023Away | .776 | 121 | 7 | 16 | .217 | ||||
2022Home | .000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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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
0.43BB Rate
16.1%K Rate
37.5%BABIP
.292ISO
.128AVG
.191OBP
.321SLG
.319OPS
.641wOBA
.290Exit Velocity
91.2 mphHard Hit Rate
15.4%Barrels/PA
3.6%Expected BA
.173Expected SLG
.278Sprint Speed
21.6 ft/secGround Ball %
23.1%Line Drive %
26.9%Fly Ball %
50.0%Prospect Rankings History
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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.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2019
He may not slot in here on real-life lists, but there's a decent case Naylor is the game's best catching prospect for fantasy. Not only does Naylor (younger brother of Josh) have a wide open path to as much MLB playing time as he can handle in 2023, but he has the speed to eventually be a five-category catcher. Naylor, who turns 23 in February, slashed .263/.392/.496 with a 23.7 K%, 16.1 BB%, 37.8 Hard% (elite), 21 home runs and 20 steals on 24 attempts in 118 games between Double-A and Triple-A. His batting average could be a weakness as a rookie, which is the case for the vast majority of quality catching prospects. However, he could go 15/15 if he plays 100-plus games, and the only other catchers who could realistically go 15/15 are J.T. Realmuto and Daulton Varsho, the first and third options at the position per early NFBC ADP.
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Records first steal
Naylor went 1-for-5 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-7 extra-innings win over the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
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Takes seat versus lefty
Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
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Gets breather for nightcap
Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Yankees.
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Homers, drives in winning run
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Wednesday's come-from-behind win over the White Sox.
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Absent from lineup
Naylor is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox.
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