I think that was his point as well. My thought is anything in excess may not always be good. Do 10 year olds really have to play so many games? Especially coming from a warm weather state. Save it for when it really counts, in HS when you have to go out on the recruiting circuit.
Having any injury at anytime in a players career puts him behind the 8 ball. We played it careful because we wanted him to get through HS ball, college ball and get drafted. All players get hurt at some point, its where and when that could determine your next level.
Smoltz already had a successful career before he had TJS. So did many other pitchers. Did they play ball in HS, other sports as well. Doesn't matter, he had already arrived.
There are a lot of players having TJS these days you will never know about because they just never recovered.
Do you want your son to be included in that statistic? Or would you like him to get to play college or higher, or even HS?
Not sure why this is even debatable.