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Tiers are a practical way of organizing rankings for optimal use on Draft Day. The goal is to accentuate which position is closest to a drop-off by denoting 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 2.0: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP | RP | RP strategies

Below are the relief pitcher tiers for 2022, which only depict those projected to close, apart from The Next in Line tier.

The Elite: Josh Hader, Liam Hendriks
The Near-Elite: Raisel Iglesias, Emmanuel Clase
The Next-Best Things: Kenley Jansen, Edwin Diaz, Ryan Pressly, Jordan Romano, Aroldis Chapman, Craig Kimbrel
The Fallback Options: Will Smith, Giovanny Gallegos, Camilo Doval, Scott Barlow, Mark Melancon
The Last Resorts: Corey Knebel, Dylan Floro, Joe Barlow
The Deep-Leaguers: Drew Steckenrider, Lucas Sims, Taylor Rogers, Lou Trivino, Gregory Soto, Andrew Kittredge, Garrett Whitlock, Chris Stratton, Carlos Estevez, Rowan Wick, Tyler Wells
The Next in Line: Paul Sewald, Devin Williams, Blake Treinen, Michael Fulmer, Kendall Graveman, David Bednar, Jake McGee, Anthony Bender, Matt Barnes, Ken Giles, Mike Mayers, Collin McHugh, Tyler Matzek, Chad Green, Jose Alvarado, Cole Sulser, Tanner Rainey, Spencer Patton, James Karinchak, Diego Castillo, Josh Staumont, Art Warren, Kirby Yates

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