Tyler Naquin DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Cleveland Guardians re-signed Tyler Naquin to a minor-league deal on Thursday as a pitcher, according to MLB.com's Zack Meisel. The 33-year-old was originally drafted by Cleveland as an outfielder with the 15th overall pick in 2012 out of Texas A&M University, and he played in the big leagues with the organization from 2016-2020 before spending time with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Chicago White Sox from 2021-23. Naquin always had a plus arm, so he will try his hand at pitching to attempt to extend his MLB career. He will turn 34 years old next month and will be a long shot to find any kind of fantasy appeal, let alone a lasting big-league roster spot as a pitcher in 2025 for the Guardians. Naquin was a .263/.316/.445 hitter with 61 homers and 237 RBI in 562 career games in his eight big-league seasons as an outfielder.