The Future Forty
Updated March 4th, 2008
	League, Level		Team		Reward/Risk/Current
	Pacific Coast League, AAA		Tacoma		These Reward ratings are on a 1-5 scale measuring a player's potential full season win value.  The Risk ratings are on a scale of 1-5 denoting how far a player is from fulfilling his potential.  1 is the least risky, 5 is the most risky.
	Southern League, Double-A		W. Tennessee
	California League, High-A		High Desert
	Midwest League, Low-A		Wisconsin
	Northwest League, Short-Season		Everett
	Arizona League, Rookie		Peoria
Team is current 2008 roster assignment.
	Name	Position	2007 Team	D.O.B.	Reward	Risk	Present	ETA
Graduates - Players Who Have Recently Been Promoted To The Show
	Mark Lowe	RHP	Seattle	6/7/1983	3	5	1	2008
	Ryan Rowland-Smith	LHP	Seattle	1/26/1983	1	2	1	2008
	Erik O'Flaherty	LHP	Seattle	2/5/1985	1	3	1	2008
Elite Prospects - Projected Stars
	Carlos Triunfel	SS	West Tennessee	2/27/1990	5	5	-2	2009
Good Prospects - Projected Regulars, Close to Majors
	Jeff Clement	C	Tacoma	8/21/1983	3	4	1	2008
	Brandon Morrow	RHP	Seattle	7/26/1984	3	5	1	2008
	Wladimir Balentien	OF	Tacoma	7/2/1984	2	3	1	2008
Future Prospects - Projected Regulars, Several Years Away
	Juan Ramirez	RHP	Wisconsin	8/16/1988	4	5	-4	2011
	Phillipe Aumont	RHP	Wisconsin	1/7/1989	4	5	-5	2011
	Michael Saunders	OF	West Tennessee	11/19/1986	3	4	1	2009
	Gregory Halman	OF	High Desert	8/26/1987	3	5	-3	2010
	Danny Carroll	OF	Wisconsin	1/6/1989	3	5	-3	2011
	Matt Tuiasasopo	3B	Tacoma	5/10/1986	2	4	-2	2009
	Alex Liddi	3B	High Desert	8/14/1988	2	4	-3	2010
Solid Prospects - Projected Contributors, Close to Majors
	Justin Thomas	LHP	West Tennessee	1/18/1984	2	5	-1	2008
	Yung-Chi Chen	2B	Tacoma	7/13/1983	2	3	1	2008
	Matt Mangini	3B	West Tennessee	12/21/1985	2	4	-2	2009
Projects - Projected Contributors, Several Years Away
	Ryan Feierabend	LHP	Tacoma	8/22/1985	2	2	1	2008
	Edward Paredes	LHP	Wisconsin	8/30/1986	2	4	-3	2010
	Nolan Gallagher	RHP	High Desert	12/20/1985	2	4	-3	2010
	Nathan Adcock	RHP	High Desert	2/25/1988	2	4	-3	2010
	Kuo-Hui Lo	OF	High Desert	9/26/1985	2	4	-3	2010
	Mario Martinez	3B	Everett	11/13/1989	2	5	-4	2012
Marginal Prospects - Role Players, Close to Majors
	Robert Rohrbaugh	LHP	Tacoma	12/28/1983	2	2	1	2009
	R.A. Dickey	RHP	Tacoma	10/29/1974	1	1	1	2008
	Bryan LaHair	1B	Tacoma	11/5/1982	1	1	-2	2009
	Rob Johnson	C	Tacoma	7/22/1983	1	2	-1	2009
	Doug Fister	RHP	Tacoma	2/4/1984	1	2	-2	2009
	Jon Huber	RHP	Tacoma	7/7/1981	1	3	0	2008
	Cesar Jimenez	LHP	Tacoma	11/12/1984	1	3	-1	2009
	Austin Bibens-Dirkx	RHP	High Desert	4/29/1985	1	3	-1	2009
	Andy Baldwin	RHP	Tacoma	10/20/1982	1	4	-1	2010
Suspects - Role Players, Several Years Away
	Anthony Varvaro	RHP	High Desert	10/31/1984	1	4	-3	2009
	Ricky Orta	RHP	High Desert	11/6/1984	1	4	-3	2010
	Adam Moore	C	West Tennesse	5/8/1984	1	4	-2	2010
	Carlos Peguero	DH	High Desert	2/22/1987	1	4	-4	2011
	Doug Salinas	RHP	Everett	12/5/1988	1	5	-5	2011
Injured Prospects - Players Of Interest When Healthy
International Prospects - Guys Who Signed For $ And I Know Nothing Else About
	Jharmidy DeJesus	SS	Peoria	8/30/1989	?	?	?	?
	Gabriel Noriega	SS	Peoria	?	?	?	?	?
	Efrain Nunez	OF	Peoria	?	?	?	?	?
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