I hear ya PABaseball and have written the checks to fund my son's off-season workouts and instruction. I mainly started down this particular rabbit hole because of Meads' comments that her son's current coach wasn't developing him. I suspect her son's coach doesn't think its his job to develop her son, and many other coaches (and parents) would agree with him. I, however, wish there was a little more of a balance between showcasing and developing.
On a related note, I've also wished there was a better balance between showcasing and coaching. We are fairly satisfied with our son's team and baseball organization, but I have come to realize lately that the coach isn't really that interested in winning games as long as his boys are being seen and so doesn't actually do a lot of coaching during games. Maybe I just miss 12u baseball. But that's another digression.