As Payton Tolle prepares to make his debut at Fenway Park against Paul Skenes and an ailing Pirates team, much can be made by comparing Opening Day rosters and current day rosters, and specifically, how much longer the lower-level relief guys go in games. It’s not uncommon at all to see Greenville and Salem use just two pitchers in games to the point of them getting torched, which seems counterproductive to the idea of letting guys develop naturally. But, the counterpoint of this is that some of these prospects aren’t highly heralded as guys like Tolle, and to a lesser extent David Sandlin (who’s seen some struggles of his own) and Connelly Early, and so they’re justified casualties. What are your thoughts? Let’s get into Thursday’s action.

Worcester: L, 1-4 (BOX SCORE)

Jose DeLeon is pr

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