We have two friends that did/do it. I preached to my wife about the negatives of it, throwing their arms out, burnout, etc.

I guess I was wrong because one is a Jr. in high school and received a full ride offer from AU last year as a 10th grader and is a predicted 1st round draft pick when he graduates.

The other one is also a Jr. and they are cousins. He spent last weekend in Ft. Meyers, Florida playing on a KC Royals Scout team learning to hit with wooden bats. Obviously he has a big future in it.

Sadly for me, they were both very good starters on my son's HS football team (QB and RB/DB) and gave it up to just play baseball. I can't blame them though as the people that really know say that is their future.

For the record, their parents have spent a ton of money getting them around the SE and country really. The fact that the moms are sisters helped them some, but I wouldn't have been able to do it on my finances.