2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Outfield Tiers 3.0

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 outfield tiers for 2022, depicting a position that’s balanced and well-rounded, particularly in the middle stages of the draft.

For a deeper look at the position, check out Scott’s OF strategies.

The Elite: Juan Soto, Bryce Harper, (Shohei Ohtani), Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker, Ronald Acuna, Luis Robert

The Near-Elite: Cedric Mullins, Starling Marte, Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez, Teoscar Hernandez, George Springer, Whit Merrifield^, Byron Buxton, Kris Bryant, Ketel Marte

The Next-Best Things: Eloy Jimenez, Nick Castellanos, J.D. Martinez, Bryan Reynolds, Tyler O’Neill, Kyle Schwarber, Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton, Mitch Haniger, Randy Arozarena, Marcell Ozuna, Jesse Winker, Seiya Suzuki, (Nelson Cruz), (Franmil Reyes)^

The Fallback Options: Fernando Tatis, Austin Meadows, Tommy Edman^, Daulton Varsho, Jarred Kelenic, Jorge Soler, Chris Taylor, Robbie Grossman, Hunter Renfroe, Alex Verdugo†, Lourdes Gurriel^, Ryan Mountcastle^, Joey Gallo^

The Last Resorts: Alex Kirilloff, Jo Adell, Trent Grisham, Michael Conforto, Ian Happ, Adam Duvall, Adolis Garcia^, Eddie Rosario, A.J. Pollock, Michael Brantley†, Harrison Bader, Myles Straw^, Charlie Blackmon, Dylan Carlson, Akil Baddoo^, Avisail Garcia^

The Deep-Leaguers: Andrew Vaughn, Julio Rodriguez, Connor Joe, Mark Canha, Jeff McNeil, Eric Haase, Kyle Lewis, Andrew McCutchen, Enrique Hernandez, Lane Thomas, Rafael Ortega, Ramon Laureano, Tommy Pham, Andrew Benintendi, Austin Hays, Riley Greene, Raimel Tapia^, Mike Yastrzemski, Brandon Nimmo, Max Kepler†, Wil Myers, Dominic Smith, Jarren Duran^, Jesus Sanchez^

The Leftovers: Brandon Marsh, Jake Fraley, Anthony Santander, Victor Robles, (Gavin Sheets), Garrett Hampson, Tyler Naquin, Tyrone Taylor, Alek Thomas, LaMonte Wade, Randal Grichuk, Joc Pederson, Brad Miller, Jake Meyers, Luis Arraez, Josh Rojas, Odubel Herrera, Lorenzo Cain, Trevor Larnach, Nick Gordon, Willie Calhoun, Aaron Hicks, Nick Senzel, Joshua Lowe, Brennen Davis, Garrett Mitchell, Jorge Alfaro, Sam Hilliard, Manuel Margot, Bryan De La Cruz, Josh Harrison, Tony Kemp, Jose Siri, Chas McCormick, Garrett Cooper, Seth Brown, Kevin Pillar, Leody Taveras, Dylan Moore, Bradley Zimmer

^ one tier lower in points leagues

† one tier lower in categories leagues

() DH-only

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