Josh Naylor is one of my all-time favorite Cleveland Guardians and I think the world of him.
I begin this article with that statement because I’m going to talk frankly about some issues with Naylor as he approaches this final seaosn he is currently contracted to be with Cleveland. I do not say anything negative or critical out of anything other than a desire to be clear-eyed about what it might take for him to take another step toward greatness after a season where he made his first MLB All-Star game.
In 2024, the older Naylor brother put up a 118 wRC+ with a 16.