The Philadelphia Phillies are calling up RHP Seth Johnson to pitch Sunday against the Miami Marlins, according to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.
This move represents a relatively meteoric rise for Johnson. While he’s 25 years old and a former first-round pick, Johnson was assigned to Double-A Reading when the Phillies acquired him from the Baltimore Orioles in return for reliever Gregory Soto at the trade deadline. He’s only made three starts at Triple-A to this point.
But the Phillies evidently believe Johnson is ready, and certainly they have a need at No. 5 starter considering Taijuan Walker is now pitching out of the bullpen, Tyler Phillips was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley after getting shelled Tuesday in Toronto and Kolby Allard isn’t eligible to be recalled until Sept.