Bo Naylor DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor broke open a close game in the seventh inning with a three-run home run on Wednesday night. The game was scoreless coming into the inning, and Cleveland had scratched out one run before Naylor's three-run shot opened up a 4-0 lead. The team held on to win 4-2, with Naylor's homer proving to be the difference in the contest. It was his only hit of the day, as he went 1-for-3 with three RBI. On the season, the 25-year-old backstop is hitting just .191 with his four homers and a .300 wOBA. His batting average makes him hard to carry as a catcher in mixed leagues, but his power does make him viable as a DFS punt play when the Guardians are facing pitchers who are vulnerable to left-handed hitters.

Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor is not in the starting lineup on Sunday afternoon when the Guardians conclude a series against the Los Angeles Angels. Instead, veteran Austin Hedges will get the nod behind the dish and bat in the eight-hole. Naylor enjoyed a productive day at the plate on Saturday, going 2-for-3 with his first long ball of the campaign. Prior to this two-hit effort, Naylor went 2-for-20 through his first six games of the campaign with no extra-base hits. Fantasy managers should expect Naylor to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday afternoon when they begin a series against the Chicago White Sox. Hedges has started in just one game before Sunday and went deep in that contest. However, he should not be targeted in DFS while facing Los Angeles southpaw Tyler Anderson.

Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor went 2-for-4 with two home runs during Thursday's spring training contest. Naylor tallied four RBI, which were all of Cleveland's runs during this contest. Last season, Naylor logged a career-high 123 contests and held a .201/.264/.350 slash line with 10 doubles and 13 home runs. He generated a .196 xBA and a .260 xwOBA which placed him in the first percentile in both statistics. He began to find his footing in August as he held a higher .226/.262/.468 slash line with four long balls. Naylor is expected to serve as the team's primary backstop with Austin Hedges operating as the No. 2 option. If Naylor continues to flash upside during camp, he could be worth a look in deeper two-catcher formats.

Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor is returning to the starting nine for Game 5 of the ALCS after sitting out in Game 4. Naylor will be behind the dish and bat in the seven-hole. Naylor did not tally a hit during the ALDS and has begun to work out of his slump, as he is currently gone 2-for-7 against the Yankees with one extra-base hit. During the regular season, the 24-year-old posted an underwhelming .204/.264/.305 line with 13 home runs and six stolen bases. He will face Yankee southpaw Carlos Rodon, who is coming off a strong outing where he held the Guardians to just one run across six frames while striking out nine and is best to fade in DFS.

Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor and outfielder Will Brennan will start on the bench again in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Friday at Progressive Field against the New York Yankees with right-hander Luis Gil on the mound. Cleveland will stick with Austin Hedges behind the plate, and he will bat eighth, while rookie Daniel Schneemann will make his second straight start in right field and bat sixth. Naylor picked up a hit as a pinch-hitter in the Game 3 win on Thursday but has gone 1-for-15 overall with four strikeouts in his first eight playoff games. Brennan also picked up a pinch hit on Thursday for his second knock in 11 at-bats this October. Hedges has gone 0-for-2 with a strikeout in his career against Gil, while Schneeman has a single and RBI in two at-bats this year versus Gil.