Thrust Reverser & Flite Idol,
I also work for AA, and will be visiting the "schoolhouse" next week. I'll be happy to look at the latest hiring figures (hours, etc.) that are available.
Thrust Reverser - how many hours are you talking about when you say "low hour pilots"? (2000 hours may mean "low hour" to one person, but "high hour" to another). In my new-hire class the class average (military and civilian) was 4000 hours. That was a couple of years ago, but like Flite Idol said, the stack of applications from qualified applicants is still quite high.
As I said, I can try to find out the latest information. The company periodically releases compiled new-hire data, so hopefully it won't be too out-of-date.