The Mariners announced on Monday that outfielder Cameron Perkins has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Tacoma, thus reducing the team’s 40-man roster count to a total of 38 players.
Seattle claimed the 27-year-old Perkins off waivers from the Phillies back in December. A former sixth-round pick in Philadelphia (2012), Perkins made his big league debut in 2017 but struggled through 97 plate appearances, hitting .182/.237/.273 with a homer, five doubles and 23 strikeouts against five walks. Perkins is a career .270/.323/.393 hitter in parts of three Triple-A seasons, and he has nearly 900 innings of experience in center field — in addition to more than 1300 innings at each corner slot.
I sense a DiPoto trade coming.It’s been ages—at least a month— since his last one.
There has to be another move coming from the Mariners. There’s no need to take Perkins off the 40-man roster when the team already has one 40-man roster spot open. If they needed to add someone to the 40-man, they already had a spot open. Unless the Mariners are adding two players through trade/free agency, then it makes sense. Otherwise, it is confusing because this move could’ve been made at a later date if needed.
Teams will gauge the market and decide when to outright someone because the lower chance that they get claimed, but yes there could be a move