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 third base tiers for 2022, depicting a position where you could easily get burned if you're not keeping close track of what's still available.
For a deeper look at the position, dive into Scott's 3B strategies.
The Elite: Jose Ramirez
The Near-Elite: Rafael Devers, Manny Machado, Austin Riley, Kris Bryant, Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman†
The Next-Best Things: Adalberto Mondesi^, Anthony Rendon
The Fallback Options: Justin Turner, Josh Donaldson, Matt Chapman, Yoan Moncada
The Last Resorts: Eduardo Escobar, DJ LeMahieu, Ke'Bryan Hayes^
The Deep-Leaguers: Ryan McMahon, Eugenio Suarez, Luis Urias, Patrick Wisdom, Jeimer Candelario
The Leftovers: Alec Bohm, Jose Miranda, Cavan Biggio, Evan Longoria, Mike Moustakas, Jonathan Villar, Gio Urshela, J.D. Davis, Luis Arraez, Abraham Toro-Hernandez, Brian Anderson, Carter Kieboom, Josh Harrison, Kevin Smith, Jon Berti, Jake Burger, Mark Vientos
^ one tier lower in points leagues
† one tier lower in categories leagues
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