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
Below are the second base tiers for 2022. It looks deeper than in recent years, but be wary of multi-eligible players depleting it faster than you expect.
For a deeper look at the position, dive into Scott's 2B strategies.
The Elite: Trea Turner
The Near-Elite: Ozzie Albies, Marcus Semien, Jose Altuve, Whit Merrifield^, Brandon Lowe, Ketel Marte, Javier Baez^
The Next-Best Things: Jorge Polanco, Jonathan India
The Fallback Options: Max Muncy, Jake Cronenworth, Jazz Chisholm^, Tommy Edman^, Chris Taylor, Brendan Rodgers, Ty France
The Last Resorts: Eduardo Escobar, DJ LeMahieu
The Deep-Leaguers: Ryan McMahon, Jonathan Schoop, Jean Segura, Jeff McNeil, Enrique Hernandez, Kolten Wong, Luis Urias, Gavin Lux
The Leftovers: Robinson Cano, Nolan Gorman, Nick Madrigal, Cesar Hernandez, Nico Hoerner, Vidal Brujan, Garrett Hampson, David Fletcher, Luis Arraez, Adam Frazier, Abraham Toro-Hernandez, Nick Solak, Michael Busch, Josh Rojas, Josh Harrison, Andres Gimenez, Luis Garcia, Jon Berti, Dylan Moore, Tony Kemp
^ one tier lower in points leagues
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