Could use an opinion here.

CJ,

Speaking to you from experience. When I was playing as a 9 through 12 year old way back when, I played on the top teams in this area. When I started playing in JR High school (yes we had jr HS baseball then) the summer teams were pretty much set. The reason, the HS coaches from most of the schools kept their players together. Our school didn't do this. There were 4 of us that wanted to play together and we went and tried out for a team and made the team. Our team wasn't all that great. We were O.K. but we weren't great. However, we got better while the others didn't. The reason why.....we were playing against the better competition. They were playing against us. By the time we were in H.S. we were now winning the district. They were going home. Myself and one other from our team went on to play in college and I was able to go one step further. I played some professional ball for a while...now coach youth baseball. What I am trying to say is, your son may get everything he needs from the better team, but there is a real good chance he will get more by playing against this team. I know the teams you are talking about, as I too live in the Memphis area. The youth team I coach wasn't the best for several years, but through hard work and playing the better competition, we have reached the top of the ranks in 11U baseball. (Now 12U)

Would you rather be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond. Both have their + & -.....I think being a big fish in a small pond is better. Believe me, there will be plenty of time for him to be the small fish in a bigger pond.