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...to be clear, if Rob Johnson were being graded on the prospect scale, he would be getting something more like a B-, not a C-, because I do think he upside is more likely to eventually be reached than average and that his midline projection is basically Dan Wilson with the bat and with the pitchers.  He's a terrible fielding catcher, though, unlike Wilson who was average.  Hopefully he learns and improves that part of his game.
But Rob Johnson's C- grade is based on what the club can reasonably expect from him in the coming months...not the coming several years.  I don't think Johnson is all that close to being a finished product yet...he hasn't played enough baseball in his life to be fully molded.  It may take another year to start lifting up his rating, though certainly, this July is encouraging.
Moore has enough power potential, even in Safeco, to justify a higher prospect rating than Johnson...and I would not read too much into his second year at AA...Moore looks like a guy who got bored playing at a level beneath him and frustrated with the organization for freezing his progress behind Clement and Johnson