Phillies reportedly set to call up Seth Johnson

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…