In a fantasy baseball draft or auction, it is helpful to use average draft position reports along with tiered rankings in order to make sure you get a player you want from each group before there is a statistical drop off.

Here is a look at the 2010 fantasy baseball tiers for third base.

Tier 1:  rounds 1-2

1.  Alex Rodriguez
2.  Evan Longoria
3.  David Wright
4.  Mark Reynolds

Tier 2:  rounds 3-4

5.  Ryan Zimmerman
6.  Pablo Sandoval
7.  Aramis Ramirez

Tier 3:  rounds 5-7

8.  Chone Figgins
9.  Michael Young
10.  Gordon Beckham

Tier 4:  rounds 9-11

11.  Ian Stewart
12.  Jorge Cantu
13.  Chipper Jones
14.  Adrian Beltre

Tier 5:  rounds 15-20

15.  Kevin Kouzmanoff
16.  Mark DeRosa
17.  Casey McGehee
18.  Alex Gordon
19.  Casey Blake
20.  Jhonny Peralta
21.  Chase Headley
22. Edwin Encarnacion
23.  Troy Glaus

Tier 6:  bottom of the barrel

24.  Brandon Wood
25.  David Freese
26.  Scott Rolen
27.  Jose Bautista
28.  Garrett Atkins