Originally posted by Gerr
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought most Rookie Leagues are levels 8-14? So I would expect them to be better due to starting at a higher level.
You're wrong. I'm assuming you looked at a Rookie league page. That states where they are currently at.
The new Rookie Leagues in the age-based tier system now in place begin at 0 days old. So it's basically the same thing as PeeWee, except there is no level limit like in PeeWee (so in PW you have to be 0 days old and level 1, in Rookie just 0 days old). So you get some guys that will boost prior to the flip, but those are all long-term builds that won't be real competitive.