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Josh Naylor
Cleveland Guardians
1B: 91 OF: 1 DH: 27
2024 Projected Value: $22
2024 Actual Value: $45 Difference: $23
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2024 proj	476	135	53	19	90	36	78	8	0.284	39.3
2024	149	40	23	12	33	19	23	3	0.268	57.7
2023	452	139	52	17	97	33	68	10	0.308	45.0
2022	449	115	47	20	79	38	80	6	0.256	30.2
2021	233	59	28	7	21	14	45	1	0.253	10.0
2020	97	24	13	1	6	5	12	1	0.247	7.2
2019	253	63	29	8	32	25	64	1	0.249	11.7

Player News

Date	News
5/15/24	Naylor brothers key big frame for Guardians in 7-4 win. World champion Rangers have lost 5 in a row. Josh Naylor hit a three-run homer, Bo Naylor had a two-run double and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 7-4. The reigning World Series champions have a season-high five-game losing streak. Those big hits by the Naylor brothers came in a six-run second inning Tuesday night. Josh Naylor's 12th homer with two outs made it 6-0 and chased rookie Jack Leiter. Adolis García, Corey Seager and Nathaniel Lowe hit solo homers for the 22-22 Rangers. Ben Lively went five innings for the win. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/naylor-brothe...
5/14/24	Naylor brothers key for Guardians in win over Rangers. Josh Naylor hit a three-run homer, Bo Naylor had a two-run double and the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Tuesday night, handing the reigning World Series champions their season-high fifth consecutive loss. Older brother Josh's 12th homer with two outs put them up 6-0 and chased top pitching prospect Jack Leiter (0-1). “Made him work, made him come into the zone and then got some big hits,” first-year Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. Source: https://www.limaohio.com/?p=761020...
5/07/24	Josh Naylor Leading Cleveland Guardians To Strong Start In AL Central. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cleveland Guardians' Josh Naylor runs to first base after hitting a two-run home run off Los Angeles ... [+] Angels relief pitcher Matt Moore during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long) Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The Cleveland Guardians have followed a consistent but relatively unexciting script in recent seasons. Pitch reasonably well, struggle to score runs, don't spend money and dwell on the fringes of the postseason chase. They haven't even reached the pedestrian $100 million team salary level since 2019 but have scratched their way into the playoffs Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyblengino/2024/05/...
5/05/24	Jose Ramirez's slump- busting home run lifts Guardians to 4-1 victory over Angels. Jose Ramirez broke an 0-for-19 skid and finished a 10-pitch at-bat with a two-run home run and Josh Naylor also hit a two-run shot to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Naylor added insurance with his team-leading eighth homer with two outs in the eighth inning off Matt Moore. Naylor’s shot came after Ramirez drew a two-out walk. Carlos Carrasco allowed one run and six hits over six innings. Emmanuel Clase pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save in 12 chances. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/jose-ramirez-...
4/28/24	Josh Naylor, Ramon Laureano help Guardians outlast Braves 4-2 in 11 innings in meeting of top teams. Josh Naylor and Ramon Laureano had RBIs in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in a game featuring the teams with the two best records in the majors. Scott Barlow (1-2) escaped a bases loaded, one-out jam in the 10th inning, retiring Chadwick Tromp and Jarred Kelenic, to earn the win. Nick Sandlin pitched a perfect 11th to record his first save of the season.Naylor was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Steven Kwan was 3-for-5. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/josh-naylor-r...
4/27/24	Josh Naylor, Ramon Laureano help Guardians outlast Braves 4-2 in 11 innings in meeting of top teams. Josh Naylor and Ramon Laureano had RBIs in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 in a game featuring the teams with the two best records in the majors. Scott Barlow (1-2) escaped a bases loaded, one-out jam in the 10th inning, retiring Chadwick Tromp and Jarred Kelenic, to earn the win. Nick Sandlin pitched a perfect 11th to record his first save of the season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-naylor-ramon-laurean...
4/24/24	The Phillies nearly acquired Josh Naylor in 2016. It might have drastically changed their future.. Read — Never forget when the Phillies almost traded for Josh Naylor — and more Phillies news and rumors on PhilliesNation.com. Source: https://www.philliesnation.com/2024/04/philadelphi...
4/21/24	Josh Naylor's three RBI send Guardians to 6-2 win, sweep of A's. Josh Naylor delivered a clutch, three-run double in the seventh inning as the Guardians continued their best start in 25 years with a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. With the Guardians up 3-2, Naylor, who celebrated a two-run homer on Saturday by bashing the top of his helmet with his bat before rounding the bases, doubled with the bases loaded off T.J. McFarland. This is the club's best start since Cleveland had the same mark through 22 games in 1999. Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee (2-0) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Source: https://www.morningjournal.com/2024/04/21/josh-nay...
4/21/24	[USA Today: For The Win] - Guardians vs. Athletics Player Props Today: Josh Naylor - April 21. After he collected three RBIs in his most recent appearance (a home run), Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians will see Ross Stripling (...) Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
4/20/24	Josh Naylor hits a two-run HR and himself with his bat, helping the Guardians beat the Athletics 6-3. Josh Naylor hit a two-run homer and celebrated by striking himself on the helmet with his bat, providing the Cleveland Guardians with the go-ahead run in a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Naylor’s blast in the fifth off Alex Wood plated Steven Kwan, giving Cleveland a 4-2 lead. The animated slugger delivered a two-handed smack to his head as the ball cleared the fence in right-center, then spiked the lumber onto the grass. Kwan doubled twice and had two singles -- his MLB-high sixth three-hit game -- and José Ramírez and Ramón Laureano had RBI doubles for the Guardians, who have the best record in the American League at 15-6. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/josh-naylor-h...
4/20/24	[USA Today: For The Win] - Guardians vs. Athletics Player Props Today: Josh Naylor - April 20. Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians square off versus the Oakland Athletics, and starter Alex Wood, on April 20 at 6:10 PM ET at (...) Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
4/18/24	[USA Today: For The Win] - Guardians vs. Athletics Player Props Today: Josh Naylor - April 19. Josh Naylor, coming off a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Cleveland Guardians versus (...) Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
4/11/24	Oh, brother! Naylors hit homers in same inning. Josh Naylor and his younger brother, Bo, both hit home runs in the same inning Wednesday night for the Guardians against the White Sox. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39917377/naylo...
4/11/24	Oh, brothers! Guardians' Josh and Bo Naylor hit home runs in same inning on National Siblings Day. The Naylor brothers turned National Siblings Day into quite a family affair. Josh Naylor and his younger brother, Bo, both hit home runs in the same inning on Wednesday night for the Cleveland Guardians against the Chicago White Sox. And if that wasn't enough, the Naylors came through with RBIs in the 10th inning to give Cleveland a 7-6 win. Josh Naylor connected for a solo homer with one out in the fourth. Bo smashed a two-run shot two batters later. The Naylors also homered in the same inning on July 14 last season at Texas. They are the 13th pair of brothers to homer in the same game as teammates. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/oh-brother-gu...
4/10/24	Guardians' Bo and Josh Naylor celebrate National Siblings Day with home runs in same inning. The Naylors first achieved this unique feat last July against the Rangers. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/guardians-bo-and-josh-nay...
4/09/24	Guardians comeback, but lose late to White Sox. The Guardians were down 5-0 before they even got to the plate on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, but they still made the game interesting. Josh Naylor crashed a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to get two runs right back. The Guardians added another in the third on a Tyler Freeman RBI single. Source: https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/04/10/guardians-c...
4/06/24	Slow-starting Twins' offense held to just two hits in loss to Guardians. The ball got past first baseman Josh Naylor in a hurry, traveling all the way into the right field corner as Alex Kirilloff motored along the bases. It also meant that the Twins weren't hitless entering the ninth inning of a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday at Target Field. Source: https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/pro/slow-s...
3/31/24	[MLB: Film Room] - Guardians vs. A's Highlights \| 03/31/2024. Josh Naylor and the Guardians take on JJ Bleday and the A's on March 31, 2024 Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
3/31/24	[USA Today: For The Win] - Guardians vs. Athletics Player Props Today: Josh Naylor - March 31. Following a multi-hit performance in his previous game (2-for-5 with a double), Josh Naylor is looking for continued success Sunday. The (...) Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...
3/30/24	[USA Today: For The Win] - Guardians vs. Athletics Player Props Today: Josh Naylor - March 30. Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians will take on JP Sears and the Oakland Athletics on Saturday at 4:07 PM ET on NBCS-CA. Naylor had two (...) Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...

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