Minor League baseball is effectively done for the 00's decade, and while decades are arbitrary lengths of time, I thought it would be an interesting discussion to see which teams have grown the most talent from 2000-2009.  I made a quick list for the Braves, since that's the franchise I know best, but I'd like to see how that stacks up against the other 29 teams.

Atlanta Braves

Rafael Furcal (2000)

Jason Marquis (2000)

Damien Moss (2000)

Wilson Betemit (2001)

Marcus Giles (2001)

Dan Meyer (2004)

Adam LaRoche (2004)

Adam Wainwright (2005)

Brian McCann (2005)

Jeff Francoeur (2005)

Kelly Johnson (2005)

Andy Marte (2005)

Ryan Langerhans (2005)

Kyle Davies (2005)

Chuck James (2005)

Joey Devine (2005)

Zach Miner (2006)

Peter Moylan (2006)

Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2007)

Yunel Escobar (2007)

Martin Prado (2007)

Brandon Jones (2007)

Jo-Jo Reyes (2007)

Matt Harrison (2008)

Charlie Morton (2008)

Jordan Schafer (2009)

Elvis Andrus (2009)

Neftali Feliz (2009)

Tommy Hanson (2009)

Kris Medlen (2009)

Tyler Flowers (2009)

Jason Heyward (Minors)

Freddie Freeman (Minors)

Craig Kimbrel (Minors)

Julio Teheran (Minors)

I spent some time putting this list together for my blog on another site and figured I'd pass it along.  After you go down a ways things get up in the air, so it becomes more of a "Who to watch for" type thing.  I don't pretend to be bringing any new or valuable insight into it.  I'm just a fan, and these are my rankings.  I had a blast putting this together.

1. Jason Heyward, RF- I know putting him ahead of Jesus is tough, but when in doubt, I'll roll with the position player.
2. Tommy Hanson, RH SP- The duh choice of all of this.
3. Jordan Schafer, CF- The Next Grady Sizemore? Maybe, maybe not... But I think we could all live with a Sizemore Lite.
4. Freddie Freeman, 1B- 18 and already raking in full season ball, what's not to love?
5. Cole Rohrbough, LH SP- Dude is about to make serious noise. I'm getting a seat up front for this bandwagon.
6. Gorkys Hernandez, CF- Loads of potential, young for his level, has the speed and the defense. Will the on-base skills and pop come along?
7. Kris Medlen, RH SP/RP- Is he a starter or a reliever? It remains to be seen. The little guy doesn't get much love from prospect lists, but the hitters don't seem to be enjoying him, and he's someone you can bank on making an impact at the big league level which is why he's here ahead of some guys with higher ceilings.
8. Jeff Locke, LH SP- Didn't punch in a dominant performance, but a lot of people thing very highly of this guy, and there's still a lot to like here.
9. Randall Delgado, RH SP- In the Delgado vs Teheran argument I'm taking Delgado until I see some performance from Teheran. But he's next...
10. Julio Teheran, RH SP- This is all based on upside and hear-say at this point. But if he adds a very good full season performance to that resume as an 18 yr old, he'll be blowing up prospect lists everywhere this time next year.
11. Craig Kimbrel, RH RP- Kimbrel had two words for hitters last year. Sit down. Can he tear through the higher levels with the same gusto?
12. Brandon Hicks, SS- Defense? Check. Speed? Check. Patience? Check. Power? Check. Now can he hit for average, and cut down on the Ks a tad?
13. Scott Diamond, LH SP- I was sceptical of this guy early last year, but he's just a winner. His splits indicate that at worst he ought to be a solid LOOGY.
14. Brett DeVall, LH SP- Very polished for a high schooler. But there's a slew of lefties in this system, so he'll have plenty of competition. I'm curious to see whether he starts at Rome.
15. Eric Campbell, 3B- It's make or break time for Campbell. If he can produce at AA, he'll start showing up on prospect lists. The talent is there.
16. Zeke Spruill, RH SP- Might be the most talented of the 08 draftees, mid-90's fastball and a big slider.
17. Kala Kaaihue, 1B- Can he avoid the big dropoff he's had adjusting to higher levels finally at Gwinnett? Now that he's away from Mississippi and the pitcher-friendly Southern League, we may see a big home run spike.
18. Todd Redmond, RH SP- Not my favorite prospect. But he gets outs, and wins. Great control. Will be 24 in May, so the clock is ticking.
19. Stephen Marek, RH RP- Said to have closer-quality stuff. Could be in our 'pen very soon.
20. James Parr, RH SP- Already pitched a bit in the majors. So-so stuff, but it's gotten him this far and he'll only be 23 this season.
21. Luis Sumoza, OF- Toolsy guy. Adds to our great OF depth.
22. Edgar Osuna, LH SP- Love the results, the stuff may not be that great. But you can't argue with the results though, 4.4/1 K/BB ratio as a 20 yr old in the Sally League.
23. Braeden Schlehuber, C- Our top catching prospect with Flowers gone. Supposed to be very athletic.
24. Jacob Thompson, RH SP- A draft-day steal. Would have gone much higher in last year's draft. This guy could fly through our system.
25. David Francis, RH SP- Had a great pro-debut. We're drafting so much good pitching right now.
26. Diory Hernandez, IF- He's close. Probably nothing more than a career as a backup, but he had a great winter, and he'll almost assuredly get big league playing time very soon.
27. Deunte Heath, RH SP- Great stuff. Results? Not so much. I would love to see him get some more Ks.
28. Tyler Stovall, LH SP- Gets forgotten amongst the other '08 guys, but he was drafted ahead of Spruill, Thompson, Francis and Kimbrel.
29. Willie Cabrera, OF- I really like this guy. Got overshadowed by the other bats at The Beach. But he hit very well there.
30. Ernesto Mejia, 1B- Showed a lot of power last year. Must repeat and improve the OBP to remain relevant though.
31. Paul Clemens, RH SP- Big-time fastball.
32. Luis Valdez, RH RP-Turned in a big year last year as the M-Braves closer. ETA is 2009 or never, I'd say.
33. Travis Jones, 2B- Defensively maybe not all that, and he finished the year pretty poorly. Still, very good pop from a middle infielder. And very good Iso numbers (.113/.180)
34. Erik Cordier, RH SP- Needs to stay healthy. A great talent though.
35. Cody Johnson, LF- When he makes contact he's as good a hitter as we have. If he can cut his K rate in half, he could be a star.
36. Adam Milligan, OF- Very excited to see his debut this summer.
37. Steve Evarts, LH SP - Was hurt a lot this year.  As a high draft choice he should get plenty of chances, although he's a drop of Southpaw in a sea of LHP.
38. Concepcion Rodriguez, OF - Another guy who hit well between Rome and The Beach.
39. Benino Pruneda, RH RP- :ittle guy, huge arm. I'm pulling for Pruneda.
40. JJ Hoover, RHP- Sickels really seems to like this guy.
41. Cory Gearrin, RH RP- Struck out a ton of batters last year (14.1 K/9). Walked a ton too (7.0 BB/9)
42. Jose Ortegano, LH SP - Probably moving to the pen longterm.
43. Van Pope, 3B- Great defense. Talented. But c'mon with that bat man.
44. Cory Rasmus, RHP- See Erik Cordier.
45. Jon Owings, OF- Another bat at The Beach.
46. Kyle Cofield, RH SP- Great ERA, the periperals were so-so though.
47. Chris Shehan, OF- One of the better offensive debuts from the 08 class. 
48. Robert Brooks, SS -Fantastic pro debut in the GCL.
49. Chad Rodgers, LH SP - One or Rome's many lefties.  Has fantastic control.
50. Adam Coe, 3B -Talented guy. Good defense. I hope this guy starts hitting.

Also want to mention, Danilo Alvarez, Daniel Falcon, Matt Kennelly, Brett Oberholtzer, Dimaster Delgado, Casey Hodges, Chen-En Hung, Christian Betancourt, Alberto Odreman as guys to watch.