It’s Payton Tolle’s world and we’re just living in it. The Boston Red Sox prospect is perhaps the most intriguing player in the team’s farm system.
Tolle is the club’s No. 2 prospect according to updated rankings released this week by MLB Pipeline and ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel .
Those accolades came days after Tolle made his Triple-A debut . And it might not be much longer before he’s taking the mound at Fenway Park, which would be unprecedented since he started the 2025 season in Single-A.
“Tolle is the organization’s top-rated pitching prospect and the Sox might want to be cautious with his development,” Masslive.com’s Sean McAdam wrote Friday.
“It might be more likely for Tolle to be utilized in a spot start for matchup purposes. If the Sox suffer a rainout and have to fin