Red Sox's Payton Tolle Reveals Thoughts On Being Sent To Triple-A
Red Sox's Payton Tolle Reveals Thoughts On Being Sent To Triple-A originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox have great pitching depth, and while one of their highly regarded prospect pitchers is in the big leagues, another is in Triple-A.
Payton Tolle is the Red Sox's No. 1 prospect, and Connelly Early is the No. 3 prospect.
However, it is Early who is in the big leagues to start the year. Early is slated to start on Sunday, partly because the Red Sox need Johan Oviedo in the bullpen since Ranger Suarez and Brayan Bello are not fully built up yet. Tolle pitched in seven big league games last season and had a 6.
06 ERA. Early was much better in the big leagues last season, and seems to be ahead of Tolle in his development. Tolle spoke on starting the year in Triple-A after having a shot at being in the big leagues.
“It does sting, because you want to play at the highest level all the time,” Tolle said on Thursday, per MassLive's Chris Cotillo. “But at the same time, it’s what’s going to be beneficial for me. I’m just excited to get going on the year and start pitching against other hitters in games that actually mean things again.