Boston could soon become Payton Tolle’s place. The Red Sox prospect moved up to No. 2 in MLB Pipeline’s ranking of Boston’s top 30 prospects and No. 28 overall, up from No 91 in the preseason ranking.
The burly left-hander also impressed in his Triple-A debut Sunday . All that has WEEI’s Rob Bradford singing Tolle’s praises. Consider what the insider said Wednesday on NESN when the topic turned to the 22-year-old potentially reaching Fenway Park this season.
“He has maybe the best, most impactful fastball in all of the minor leagues. And you know The guy I think of when I think of Payton Tolle potentially impacting the major league team is David Price in 2008.
“David Price had five regular-season appearances, comes in, and all due apologies to J.D. Drew and family when he sw