Instead of calling up budding prospects Nick Williams or Dylan Cozens, the Phillies chose 26-year-old Cameron Perkins to replace Michael Saunders in their outfield rotation.
Perkins, drafted in the sixth round by the Phillies in 2012, was called up Tuesday after batting .298 with six homers and 21 RBIs this season at triple-A Lehigh Valley. In 208 at-bats for the IronPigs, Perkins posted a .388 on-base percentage, which ranked third among International League hitters.
“I want to get a look at him,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said Tuesday before the series opener with St. Louis. “I saw him in the spring.