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 shortstop tiers for 2022, which depict a position with ever-increasing star power and no shortage of early-round targets.
For a deeper look at the position, check out Scott's SS strategies.
The Elite: Trea Turner, Bo Bichette
The Near-Elite: Marcus Semien, Xander Bogaerts, Corey Seager, Trevor Story, Wander Franco, Tim Anderson, Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Javier Baez^
The Next-Best Things: Jorge Polanco, Jazz Chisholm^, Bobby Witt, Willy Adames
The Fallback Options: Fernando Tatis, Jake Cronenworth, Dansby Swanson, Chris Taylor, Brendan Rodgers, Oneil Cruz
The Last Resorts: Brandon Crawford, Nicky Lopez^
The Deep-Leaguers: Eugenio Suarez, Luis Urias, Gleyber Torres, Gavin Lux, Amed Rosario, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Kyle Farmer
The Leftovers: Jonathan Villar, David Fletcher, Didi Gregorius, Paul DeJong, Jose Barrero, Gio Urshela, J.P. Crawford, Josh Rojas, Jeremy Pena, Bryson Stott, Jordan Groshans, Andres Gimenez
^ one tier lower in points leagues
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