I agree with you JB.
If anyone bothered to read in my first post, I said that JV is important for transition (especially for pitchers).
I understand we all want our kids to play with those they feel comfortable with, but I can tell you from experience that being comfortable is not how you get to the next level, if you want to get there, I don't care how big or talented you are.
For pitchers, you need to get out of your comfort zone to improve your mental game. If you have players behind you that may not be as talented as you are used to being with, don't blame those teammates on you not being able to get the job done, because as you all know there are NO excuses in the game baseball.
JMO.