Bo Naylor

24-Year-Old CatcherC

Cleveland Guardians

2024 Stats

AVG

.177

RBI

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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

RANKSFrom Preseason

#168

ADP

Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats L

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 195

DOB 2/21/2000

Born Mississauga, Canada

College None

Drafted 1st Rd 2018 CLE

Another day off versus left-hander

CCleveland Guardians

June 1, 2024

Naylor is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest against the Nationals.

ANALYSIS
Naylor will get another day off as the Guardians face left-hander Mitchell Parker on the mound Saturday. Austin Hedges will replace him at catcher and bat eighth versus Washington.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

vs Right-Handed Pitchers

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+8%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+23%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+28%

OPS vs RHP

2022

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.642	74	11	2	8	1	.209	.284	.358
Since 2022vs Right	.691	309	36	12	36	5	.208	.304	.387
2024vs Left	.623	22	4	1	4	0	.200	.273	.350
2024vs Right	.507	123	10	2	8	1	.173	.252	.255
2023vs Left	.664	51	7	1	4	1	.217	.294	.370
2023vs Right	.852	179	26	10	28	4	.243	.352	.500
2022vs Left	.000	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2022vs Right	.000	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+9%

OPS at Home

2024

+17%

OPS at Home

2023

+9%

OPS at Home

2022

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.713	175	24	6	23	2	.213	.320	.393
Since 2022Away	.655	208	23	8	21	4	.204	.284	.371
2024Home	.576	58	9	2	7	0	.160	.276	.300
2024Away	.491	87	5	1	5	1	.188	.241	.250
2023Home	.845	109	15	4	16	2	.261	.367	.478
2023Away	.776	121	18	7	16	3	.217	.314	.462
2022Home	.000	8	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2022Away	0	0	0	0	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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.25

BB Rate

9.0%

K Rate

35.9%

BABIP

.263

ISO

.092

AVG

.177

OBP

.255

SLG

.269

OPS

.524

wOBA

.238

Exit Velocity

88.9 mph

Hard Hit Rate

25.3%

Barrels/PA

3.4%

Expected BA

.190

Expected SLG

.298

Sprint Speed

22.3 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

32.9%

Line Drive %

21.5%

Fly Ball %

45.6%

Prospect Rankings History

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

Could be nearing promotion

CCleveland Guardians

May 19, 2023

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.

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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.

The younger brother of Josh Naylor, Bo has similar upside as a pure hitter (Josh is a career .284 hitter in the minors), but his ability to play catcher and third base puts much less pressure on his offense. Selected out of Ontario with the No. 27 overall pick in 2018, Naylor received an over-slot $2,578,137 bonus. The Indians primarily deployed him at catcher in the AZL, but he did get five starts at third base, so it seems they want to keep their options open. Naylor is a good athlete, which should serve him well behind the dish, and he has plenty of arm for the position, but like all prep catchers, he still has a lot of work to do as a framer and game caller. While Josh was drafted in the first round in 2015 on the strength of his huge raw power, Bo is seen as a hit-over-power prospect at this stage. His above-average speed led to five steals on six attempts in just 33 games, but he may slow down by the time he reaches the majors in 2022 or 2023.

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