We know a few parents like this. I know one group of parents, who knows (at least I think they know) their kid will never even play high school baseball (too small-too short), but they are still spending 3-4 thousand dollars a year on select ball and private lessons at age 12. The kid seems to love it, so if you have the money go ahead and let the kid do what he wants to do.
My child is twice the athlete that this kid is, but has no interest in playing baseball everyday. He barely shows any sports awareness at all so I just don’t push him in that area.
Yeah...you can only push a kid so far. He (or she) has to have that inner drive.