Josh Naylor

Cleveland Guardians, 1st Base
Age: 27-159d (Jun 22, 1997)
Exp: 5.127 Years
Country: CA
Drafted: Round 1 (#12 overall), 2015
Agent(s): ISE Baseball
2025 Payroll Salary

$14,200,000

2025 Cash

$14,200,000

Career Earnings

$14,411,906

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $14,200,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $14,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $14,200,000. In 2025, Naylor will earn a base salary of $14,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $14,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $14,200,000
Average Salary:
$14,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28
Estimate
 $14,200,000 $14,200,000 5.89% $14,200,000 $14,200,000
2026 29
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 5.127
Estimate
 $14,200,000 - - $14,200,000 $14,200,000
2026 29 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
Estimate
 $14,200,000 $14,200,000 $14,200,000 $14,200,000 $14,200,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $6,500,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $6,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2023-2023 Arbitration

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $3,350,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $3,350,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,350,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,350,000
Average Salary:
$3,350,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $1,200,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $1,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,200,000
Average Salary:
$1,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $577,500 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $577,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $577,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $577,500
Average Salary:
$577,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $568,500 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $568,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $568,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $568,500
Average Salary:
$568,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Josh Naylor signed a 1 year , $2,250,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $2,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,250,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,250,000
Average Salary:
$2,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

5.127 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$14,411,906

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 18
Signing Bonus
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
2019 22
Active
$352,112
$2,602,112
2020 23
Active
Retained
$88,004
$94,290
$2,690,116
$2,784,406
2021 24
Injured
$577,500
$3,361,906
2022 25
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,200,000
$4,561,906
2023 26
Active / Arb Avoided
$3,350,000
$7,911,906
2024 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$6,500,000
$14,411,906
Total      
$14,411,906
$14,411,906
2025 28
Active / estimate-arbitration
$14,200,000
Total
$28,611,906

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $2,250,000 - $2,250,000
2 $446,402 - - $446,402
5 $11,715,504 - - $11,715,504
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
18
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
2019
22
$352,112
$352,112
$2,602,112
2020
23
$88,004
$94,290
$88,004
$94,290
$2,690,116
$2,784,406
2021
24
$577,500
$577,500
$3,361,906
2022
25
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$4,561,906
2023
26
$3,350,000
$3,350,000
$7,911,906
2024
27
$6,500,000
$6,500,000
$14,411,906
Total
$12,161,906
$2,250,000
$14,411,906
$14,411,906
2025
28
$14,200,000
$14,200,000
Total
$26,361,906
$2,250,000
$28,611,906

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $2,250,000 - $2,250,000
2 $446,402 - - $446,402
5 $11,715,504 - - $11,715,504

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 CLE Aug 04, 2023 - Sep 03, 2023 Oblique
2022 CLE May 13, 2022 - May 20, 2022 COVID-19
2022 CLE Apr 04, 2022 - Apr 15, 2022 Ankle
2021 CLE Jun 28, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Ankle
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3.35 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $577,500 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Aug 31, 2020 Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from San Diego (SD) with Cal Quantrill , Gabriel Arias , Austin Hedges , Joey Cantillo and Owen Miller for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen and Matt Waldron
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $568,500 contract with San Diego (SD)
  • May 24, 2019 Contract purchased by San Diego (SD)
  • Jul 29, 2016 Traded to San Diego (SD) from Miami (MIA) with Jarred Cosart , Carter Capps and Luis Castillo for Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea, Tayron Guerrero and $2.275M for Cashner's salary
  • Jul 02, 2015 Signed a contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by Miami (MIA): Round 1 (#12 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 CLE 152 151 632 563 84 137 27 0 31 108 257 58 105 6 .243 .320 .456 .776 1.58
2023 CLE 121 114 495 452 52 139 31 0 17 97 221 33 68 10 .308 .354 .489 .843 2.45
2022 CLE 122 116 498 449 47 115 28 0 20 79 203 38 80 6 .256 .319 .452 .771 1.84
2021 CLE 69 65 249 233 28 59 13 0 7 21 93 14 45 1 .253 .301 .399 .700 0.28
2020 CLE 40 27 103 97 13 24 3 1 1 6 32 5 12 1 .247 .291 .330 .621 -0.01
2019 SD 94 63 279 253 29 63 15 0 8 32 102 25 64 1 .249 .315 .403 .718 0.01

Calculated Market Value

$20.0M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 5 years, $100,092,310
  • Avg. Salary: $20,018,462
  • MLB Rank: 51
  • 1B Rank: 4

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2026
  • Avg. Salary: $14,200,000
  • MLB Rank: 94
  • 1B Rank: 6

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Josh Naylor to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Josh Bell 2 $33,000,000 $16,500,000 30
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1 $19,900,000 $19,900,000 24
Anthony Rizzo 2 $40,000,000 $20,000,000 33
Matt Olson 8 $168,000,000 $21,000,000 27
Averages 3 $65,225,000 $19,350,000 28.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Naylor's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
5 $99,238,855 $19,847,771

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Naylor statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Josh Bell
2021-2022
 92.59 0.92 0.53 0.68 0.26 0.80 0.36 0.19 3.19
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2022-2023
 97.53 1.06 0.60 0.68 0.27 0.80 0.36 0.19 2.80
Anthony Rizzo
2021-2022
 83.64 0.84 0.50 0.69 0.24 0.80 0.35 0.22 2.33
Matt Olson
2020-2021
 97.30 0.90 0.71 0.88 0.23 0.82 0.36 0.25 4.89
Average 92.77 0.93 0.59 0.73 0.25 0.81 0.36 0.21 3.30
Josh Naylor
2023-2024
 84.52 1.01 0.75 0.63 0.28 0.81 0.36 0.20 2.32
Pct Change -8.89 8.60 27.12 13.70 10.00 0.00 -0.56 -4.76 -29.70
Median Prime % Change 0.00%
Average Prime % Change 1.72%

Calculated Market Value: Josh Naylor

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
5 years, $100,092,310 $20,018,462

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
Jan 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $3.35 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
Mar 22, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $577,500 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Aug 31, 2020
Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from San Diego (SD) with Cal Quantrill , Gabriel Arias , Austin Hedges , Joey Cantillo and Owen Miller for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen and Matt Waldron
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $568,500 contract with San Diego (SD)
May 24, 2019
Contract purchased by San Diego (SD)
Jul 29, 2016
Traded to San Diego (SD) from Miami (MIA) with Jarred Cosart , Carter Capps and Luis Castillo for Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea, Tayron Guerrero and $2.275M for Cashner's salary
Jul 02, 2015
Signed a contract with Miami (MIA)
Jun 18, 2015
Drafted by Miami (MIA): Round 1 (#12 overall)

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