When Craig Breslow was hired as chief baseball officer, one of his top priorities was assembling a pitching pipeline that could produce a consistent flow of homegrown arms capable of impacting the big league club — something the Red Sox have historically lacked.

Less than two years into his tenure, that pipeline is close to bearing fruit.

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Within the last week or so, three of Boston’s top pitching prospects have been promoted to Triple-A, with David Sandlin and Connelly Early getting the nod first before Payton Tolle earned his own call over the weekend. The trio is now one step away from the majors, and recently Breslow identified all three as guys who could potentially factor into the big league equation as soon as September.

That plan already appears to be in motion.

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