MLB
Josh Naylor
Josh Naylor
Cleveland Guardians, 1st Base
Age: 26-332d (Jun 22, 1997)
Exp: 4.127 Years
Country: CA
Drafted: Round 1 (#12 overall), 2015
2024 Payroll Salary
$6,500,000
2024 Cash
$6,500,000
Career Earnings
$14,411,906
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
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. In 2024, Naylor will earn a base salary of $6,500,000, while carrying a total 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
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
27 |
Arb Avoided
|
$6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 2.74% | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
27 | 4.127 |
Arb Avoided
|
$6,500,000 | - | - | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 | - |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
27 |
Arb Avoided |
$6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
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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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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Career Earnings thru 2024
$14,411,906
Career 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 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$94,290 $88,004 |
$2,696,402 $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 |
| 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 |
$94,290 $88,004
|
$94,290 $88,004 |
$2,696,402 $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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
CLE |
Jun 28, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 | Ankle |
| 2022 |
CLE |
Apr 04, 2022 - Apr 15, 2022 | Ankle |
| 2022 |
CLE |
May 13, 2022 - May 20, 2022 | COVID-19 |
| 2023 |
CLE |
Aug 04, 2023 - Sep 03, 2023 | Oblique |
-
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 | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 38 | 38 | 138 | 21 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 78 | 16 | 20 | 2 | .275 | .358 | .358 | .923 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | CLE | 121 | 114 | 452 | 52 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 97 | 221 | 33 | 68 | 10 | .308 | .354 | .354 | .843 | 2.42 |
| 2022 | CLE | 122 | 116 | 449 | 47 | 115 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 79 | 203 | 38 | 80 | 6 | .256 | .319 | .319 | .771 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | CLE | 69 | 65 | 233 | 28 | 59 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 93 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .253 | .301 | .301 | .700 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | CLE | 40 | 27 | 97 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .247 | .291 | .291 | .621 | -0.01 |
| 2019 | SD | 94 | 63 | 253 | 29 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 102 | 25 | 64 | 1 | .249 | .315 | .315 | .718 | 0.01 |
