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Tiers, for the uninitiated, are an alternate form of rankings that groups players by expected level of production. While it's true every player is expected to produce less than the player ranked ahead of him, there are points in the rankings where the drop-off in expected production is more significant. And at those points, a new tier begins.
The goal is to give you a clear depiction of the distribution of talent at each position so that, in the heat of a draft, you can determine at a glance which position is the ideal one to target. Naturally, the one closest to dropping into the next tier is the one you'll regret having passed up a round later.
Below are the second base tiers for 2019. They depict a position that's lacking in top-shelf talent.
The Elite: Jose Altuve, Javier Baez^
The Near-Elite: Whit Merrifield, Scooter Gennett, Ozzie Albies, Daniel Murphy
The Next-Best Things: Travis Shaw, Gleyber Torres, Dee Gordon^, Robinson Cano†
The Fallback Options: Brian Dozier, Jonathan Villar, Rougned Odor
The Last Resorts: Jonathan Schoop, DJ LeMahieu, Jed Lowrie, Cesar Hernandez
The Deep-Leaguers: Yoan Moncada, Marwin Gonzalez, Ketel Marte, Luis Urias, Brandon Lowe, Jeff McNeil, Nick Senzel, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis
The Leftovers: Starlin Castro, Joey Wendle, Yangervis Solarte, Enrique Hernandez, Lourdes Gurriel, Dustin Pedroia, Eduardo Nunez, Adam Frazier, Ben Zobrist, Devon Travis, Kolten Wong, Joe Panik
^:one tier lower in points leagues
†: one tier lower in categories leagues
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