Are we really damaging the players or their parents. In my many years, I have found that baseball players, especially the better ones, are very savvy about other baseball players' abilities. If you ask their opinion about player a, b or c, they will tell exactly what they think about a, b or c. I am often amused (and usually delighted) to hear them speak openly and honestly about a player's weaknesses and strenghts. It is the parent that is often blind and/or myoptic (sorry parents). Obviously, we should not encourage or tolerate fraudulent or libelous postings, but, in this day of "transparency", discussions should not be "chilled".
As far as a strikeout being a good thing, I doubt that unless you are a pitcher or the defensive team. WB must be a hitter!