That is a solid story. I personally knew one player who had elbow surgery at 12 because he was that kid the organization abused to get to the championship game in their tournaments, another had surgery at age 14, same organization. At the young ages, it’s almost better if you don’t advertise the fact that your kid can throw strikes and get outs, at least if he is going to have a better than average chance to play as a pitcher later on.