Please note that this is not the most recent list. An updated version can be found here.

Last week, I published a 2,000-plus word primer on the KATOH projection system I use to forecast prospects. Most notably, I discussed the improvements I made to the model and also explored how well individual minor league statistics can predict big league success. Today, I’m back with the end result of all of my math: KATOH’s top 100 list.

I know you probably know this, but I’d like to reiterate that you shouldn’t think of this as “Chris Mitchell’s Top 100 List,” and certainly not “FanGraphs’ Top 100 List.” This is simply the output from a flawed statistical model that fails to take into account many of the factors that go into evaluating a prospect. As always, you should never choose between stats and scouting — or beer and tacos — if you don’t have to.

There are players on this list who feel way too high to me, and there are players who feel way too low to me. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Plus, there are fewer of those head-scratchers than there were in previous versions. I consider this to be a good sign, considering my new model takes into account more information. I’ll be going more in-depth on each of these prospects — and many others, as well — as I work my way through the team lists.

I won’t say much else since I know most of you will just skip down to the leaderboard anyway. But first a couple of notes:

This list only considers players with at least 300 plate appearances or batters faced in 2015. So most 2015 draftees and players below full-season ball were excluded. I will touch on some of the guys with fewer than 300 PA or BF in the team lists, but left them out here due to the limited amount of data on them.

This list only considers 2015 minor league stats. So stats from 2014 and earlier aren’t considered. I realize this this might not be ideal, so I included each player’s 2014 KATOH forecast (using the new model) when applicable (ie. at least 200 PA or BF in 2014). Use that for a bit more context if you wish. I hope to condense things into one tidy number in the future, but don’t want to rush into using an arbitrary weighting system.

Enjoy.

And so Marlins and Angels fans don’t feel left out…