Brevard County Manatees
Perkins made his return to baseball in and was assigned to Milwaukee's Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. During the season, he was promoted to their Double-A Huntsville Stars. During the off-season, he was promoted to their Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Perkins was later released by the Brewers and signed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on March 29, 2008, but was later released.