I see no real problem with just DFAing Perkins, giving his spot to Lara (who is clearly going to be on the 40 within a year anyway), and calling him up.
I know people are worried about the playing time for Lara, but I don’t think just giving him a cup of coffee for now so he can get acclimated to the bigs, and potentially go back down when Lockridge comes back up, is the worst thing.
That would be my move. You have your extra OF and a switch hitter.
I know people are worried about burning an option, but if you’re going into the 2029 season and fretting about Lara being out of options, then you probably know by this point that he did not work out anyway.