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2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Tiers 4.0, all positions on one printable page

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sportsMarch 24, 2026

2026 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Tiers 4.0, all positions on one printable page

The perfect blueprint for your draft, reduced to a single page

By

Scott White

Mar 24, 2026

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12:37 am ET

6 min read

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You've told me what you want, what you really, really want, and it's to go back to 1997 -- a simpler time, with rankings you could reach out and touch.

The home printer market was booming, and the paper documents flowed like wine. It seemed like it would always be so, but evidently not. They're pretty hard to come by now, and yet, for a time like Draft Day, they seem like they'd be more convenient than fumbling around with a screen.

That's how I feel, anyway, and every year, you tell me I'm not alone. As soon as I release the first edition of Tiers, I'm inundated with the same question: When can I get them all on one printable page?

Well, the answer is now, in Version 4.0, just before the biggest draft weekend

Tiers, for those who don't know, are an alternate form of rankings that signal where the biggest drop-offs are at each position. Players whose impact is essentially the same are bundled together, revealing at a glance how many alike choices remain. With every position's tiers in hand, you can know during the heat of the draft which position to target next by identifying the one whose active tier is closest to depletion.

And now, every position's tiers can be in hand literally, provided you have a printer. This link will take you to a one-page document perfectly formatted for printing. Click on it and get to tubthumping.

As for those of you who prefer to stick to screens ...

Catcher

The Elite: Cal Raleigh

The Near-Elite: Hunter Goodman, William Contreras, Ben Rice, Shea Langeliers

The Next-Best Things: Agustin Ramirez, Drake Baldwin, Will Smith, Salvador Perez, Adley Rutschman

The Fallback Options: (Ivan Herrera), Samuel Basallo, Carter Jensen, Yainer Diaz, Gabriel Moreno, Francisco Alvarez

The Last Resorts: J.T. Realmuto, Alejandro Kirk, Austin Wells, Kyle Teel, Dillon Dingler, Logan O'Hoppe

The Leftovers: Tyler Stephenson, (Moises Ballesteros), Harry Ford, Victor Caratini, Carson Kelly, Ryan Jeffers, Edgar Quero, Sean Murphy, Miguel Amaya, Carlos Narvaez, Danny Jansen

First base

The Elite: Nick Kurtz, Vladimir Guerrero

The Near-Elite: Pete Alonso, Matt Olson, Bryce Harper, Rafael Devers, Freddie Freeman, Josh Naylor

The Next-Best Things: Ben Rice, Vinnie Pasquantino, Yandy Diaz†, Tyler Soderstrom, Michael Busch

The Fallback Options: Salvador Perez, Jonathan Aranda, Sal Stewart, Spencer Torkelson

The Last Resorts: Munetaka Murakami, Willson Contreras, Alec Burleson, Spencer Steer, Luis Arraez, Kyle Manzardo, Christian Walker, (Bryce Eldridge)

The Leftovers: Andrew Vaughn, Jake Burger, Coby Mayo, Josh Smith, Miguel Vargas, Nolan Schanuel, Ryan O'Hearn, Rhys Hoskins, TJ Rumfield, Charlie Condon, Lenyn Sosa, Paul Goldschmidt, Triston Casas, Romy Gonzalez, Josh Bell

Second base

The Elite: Jazz Chisholm, Ketel Marte

The Near-Elite: Brice Turang

The Next-Best Things: Nico Hoerner, Luke Keaschall, Jose Altuve

The Fallback Options: Ozzie Albies, Brandon Lowe

The Last Resorts: Xavier Edwards, Matt McLain, Marcus Semien, Jorge Polanco, Gleyber Torres, Brendan Donovan†, Ceddanne Rafaela, Bryson Stott, Otto Lopez, Jackson Holliday

The Leftovers: Luis Garcia, Brett Baty, Cole Young, Colt Keith, Jose Caballero, Willi Castro, Max Muncy, Brooks Lee, Tommy Edman, Jeff McNeil, Jake Cronenworth, Ernie Clement, Lenyn Sosa, Chase Meidroth, Romy Gonzalez, Andres Gimenez, Nolan Gorman, Jonathan India, Christian Moore, Luisangel Acuna, Sung-Mun Song

Third base

The First-Rounders: Jose Ramirez

The Elite: Junior Caminero, Jazz Chisholm

The Near-Elite: Manny Machado, Austin Riley^, Eugenio Suarez^, Maikel Garcia

The Next-Best Things: Alex Bregman†, Max Muncy†

The Fallback Options: Matt Chapman, Kazuma Okamoto, Isaac Paredes

The Last Resorts: Noelvi Marte, Royce Lewis, Alec Bohm, Jordan Westburg^

The Leftovers: Addison Barger, Jordan Lawlar, Carlos Correa, Brett Baty, Josh Jung, Caleb Durbin, Mark Vientos, Matt Shaw, Josh Smith, Zach McKinstry, Colt Keith, Miguel Vargas, Jose Caballero, Willi Castro, Max Muncy, Brooks Lee, Ernie Clement, Connor Norby, Marcelo Mayer, Ryan McMahon, Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Jonathan India

Shortstop

The First-Rounders: Bobby Witt, Elly De La Cruz^

The Elite: Gunnar Henderson, Trea Turner, Francisco Lindor, Mookie Betts†, Geraldo Perdomo†

The Near-Elite: Zachary Neto^, C.J. Abrams^, Corey Seager, Bo Bichette

The Next-Best Things: Trevor Story^, Jeremy Pena

The Fallback Options: Willy Adames, Dansby Swanson, Jacob Wilson†, JJ Wetherholt

The Last Resorts: Colson Montgomery, Xavier Edwards, Kevin McGonigle, Konnor Griffin, Xander Bogaerts†, Otto Lopez

The Leftovers: Carlos Correa, Ezequiel Tovar, Masyn Winn, Colt Emerson, Josh Smith, Anthony Volpe, Zach McKinstry, Jose Caballero, Nasim Nunez, Brooks Lee, J.P. Crawford, Ernie Clement, Ha-seong