Every year since 1998 I've been keeping track of team's "core ages", which I classify as their keeper list plus their 1st or 1st & 2nd round picks. Below is this year's edition, also showing the last 5 years worth of data. The top four youngest teams remains unchanged, with the youngest team, the Syndicate, actually getting a little bit younger. The Piazza's, Termites and RamJets continue to trust the veteran presence, capturing 3 of the oldest 4 team averages the past 4 years. Team 2004 Rank 2005 Rank 2006 Rank 2007 Rank 2008 Rank Syndicate 26.5 2 26.9 4 25.8 2 25.1 1 24.8 1 Thunder 29.5 19 26.7 2 28.6 16 25.1 2 25.1 2 Arthropods 28.6 10 27.5 8 25.5 1 26.4 3 25.7 3 Regulators 29.3 18 25.6 1 26.4 4 26.5 4 26.2 4 Brewins 28.7 12 29.7 17 27 5 28.2 12 26.3 5 Mangos 30 21 28.5 13 28.5 14 28.7 16 26.9 6 Sluggers 27.4 7 27.7 9 26.3 3 27.9 10 27.3 7 Coneheads 26.9 3 28.2 12 28.2 13 26.7 5 27.4 8 Rock 27.3 6 27.2 5 27.4 8 27.1 6 27.5 9 Pitbulls 28 9 28.5 14 28.6 17 28.4 13 27.7 10 Climbers 27.6 8 30.4 20 29.3 18 28.6 15 27.9 11 Pioneers 26.9 4 28.1 10 28.1 12 28.7 17 28.1 12 Shriners 30.7 22 31.9 22 31.5 23 28.1 11 28.6 13 MooseDogs 27 5 27.3 6 27.4 7 27.6 9 28.8 14 Moshers 29.1 14 29.7 19 29.9 19 28.5 14 28.9 15 Mudfish 25.5 1 26.8 3 27.3 6 27.4 7 28.9 16 AngryCandy 29.2 15 28.2 11 27.9 10 27.6 8 29.3 17 BridgeBats 28.6 11 29.6 16 28.1 11 29.6 20 29.3 18 Brouhaha 29.9 20 29.7 18 31.1 22 30.6 23 29.3 19 'Topes 28.9 13 28.8 15 28.5 15 29.1 19 29.4 20 WetSox 29.2 16 27.3 7 27.5 9 28.7 18 29.7 21 Piazza's 31.1 23 32.6 23 32.4 24 31.1 24 29.9 22 Termites 32.2 24 33.2 24 30.9 21 30.3 22 30.7 23 RamJets 29.3 17 30.7 21 30.2 20 30.2 21 31.7 24