Tier 1:             Mike Trout, Andrew McCutchen

Tier 2:             Carlos Gonzalez, Bryce Harper, Adam Jones, Ryan Braun, Jacoby Ellsbury

Tier 3:             Giancarlo Stanton, Yasiel Puig, Justin Upton, Carlos Gomez, Jose Bautista, Alex Rios, Shin-Soo Cho, Jay Bruce

Tier 4:             Ben Zobrist, Allen Craig, Yoenis Cespedes, Starling Marte, Matt Holiday, Wil Myers, Jason Heyward, Martin Prado, Hunter Pence, Matt Kemp

Tier 5:             Josh Hamilton, Carlos Beltran, Alex Gordon, Shane Victorino, Coco Crisp, Mark Trumbo, Jayson Werth, Desmond Jennings, Michael Cuddyer, Domonic Brown, Austin Jackson

Tier 6:             Wil Venable, Adam Eaton, Curtis Granderson, Brandon Moss, Billy Hamilton, Alfonso Soriano, Brett Gardner, Norichika Aoki, Nick Markakis, Leonys Martin, Khris Davis, Nick Swisher, Torii Hunter, Nelson Cruz, BJ Upton, Carl Crawford, Christian Yelich, Michael Bourn, Josh Reddick

Tier 7:             Ben Revere, Michael Brantley, Dexter Fowler, Alejandro de Aza, Evan Gattis, Oscar Taveras, George Springer, Corey Hart, Colby Rasmus

* Note: Players in bold are those whom I expect to outperform their ADPs.

No significant surprises in the top 2 tiers, as fantasy managers have been familiar with those names for a few years now. Yasiel Puig and Carlos Gomez made their splash last season and find themselves in tier 3. While good value can be had in tier 5 and below, there’s a noticeable drop from tiers 1 & 2, and further from tiers 3 & 4, whether it be in ceiling or injury risk.

You should aim to get at least one OF from the top 3 tiers, and two total from the top 4 tiers.

As for the bolded veteran trio (Heyward, Hamilton and Jackson), I think each player has dropped further than he should on draft boards. While none will win you your fantasy league, I do expect each to give you more than your money’s worth based on current ADP.

Adam Eaton was deemed a sleeper last year, only to suffer an elbow injury, which shot most of his 2013 season. He should fit in well with the White Sox and provide solid top-of-the-order numbers.

Two youngsters tucked away in tier 7 are Oscar Taveras and George Springer. Each more likely than not will start the season in triple A, but expect both to contribute by no later than the mid-way point of the season. Similar to Wil Myers last season, if you’re looking for players to stash, these are two good options.

Neema Hodjat is the fantasy sports writer for RealGM.  He can be reached via email at nhodjat@gmail.com and followed on Twitter at @NeemaHodjat.