Definitely a huge concern, and almost a given imo.D-train wrote: ↑Sat Feb 28, 2026 5:23 pmSure but his still going to be a damn good player. Naylor had 37% of his career WAR last season for a guy that debuted in 2019. He could easily go back to the 1.5 win player he was in 2024.Donn Beach wrote: ↑Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:07 pmthe regression candidate is Cal isn't it? I've been meaning to bring it up, noticed he did himself the other day.
"I think the elephant in the room is 60 home runs. That's not something I'm setting out to do," Raleigh told Seattle Sports this week. "To me, I'm just trying to be as consistent as possible, trying to do what I did last year."
Naylor is a pretty average 1B. Which, is fine, if adding average to the lineup would put us over the top, but it won't.
I think in the end, all of Dipoto's budget-minded additions, Naylor, Donovan, and Refsnyder, will be disappointments. Because they always are.