New Insight Concerning Rookies

In baseball, many players go straight from high school to the draft. Others will go to college for a year or two and then get drafted. And still there are others who will go to college for the full four years. However, regardless of whatever route they may have taken, at the end of the day, they are still just that: rookies. Yet, because of their various backgrounds, the respective maturity levels, mindsets, and attitudes of each rookie will all differ. A rookie coming straight out of high school is much more likely to be distracted by all the hoopla, media attention, and endorsements of the bigs, whereas a four-year college player will be much more mature and focused on the prize at end. Yet, they are still both rookies. Herein lies our new insight, for there are some rookies here at BYU that have come "straight" out of high school, whereas there are others who are four-year college players. And as a result, some rookies can be good for your team, while others may just be a hassle.