Tiers are a practical way of organizing rankings for their most optimal use on draft day. The goal is to accentuate which position is closest to a drop-off by denoting (roughly) where the drop-offs are at each position. During the heat of the draft, you'll know that the position to target is the one that's current tier is closest to depletion.
Tiers 3.0: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP
Note that at catcher, there is no Near-Elite tier, which would normally be second-highest. The talent doesn't diverge enough to justify the full allotment of tiers, and I do believe the drop-off from Perez is particularly stark.
For a deeper look at the position, check out Scott's C strategies.
The Elite: Salvador Perez
The Next-Best Things: Will Smith, J.T. Realmuto
The Fallback Options: Daulton Varsho, Yasmani Grandal, Willson Contreras
The Last Resorts: Mitch Garver, Keibert Ruiz, Tyler Stephenson, Gary Sanchez, Joey Bart, Alejandro Kirk, Travis d'Arnaud
The Deep-Leaguers: Mike Zunino, Eric Haase, Elias Diaz, Adley Rutschman, Omar Narvaez, Sean Murphy, Carson Kelly
The Leftovers: Max Stassi, Luis Torrens, Yadier Molina, Christian Vazquez, James McCann, Yan Gomes, MJ Melendez, Jorge Alfaro, Cal Raleigh, Luis Campusano, Austin Nola, Jacob Stallings, Tucker Barnhart, Tom Murphy, Danny Jansen, Francisco Mejia, Ryan Jeffers, Gabriel Moreno
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