While I'm still up in the air about how to proceed with Burgess - the more I think on it, the more I am leaning toward keeping him on and really pushing for it this season, sunk cost be damned - I make the following move to at least get something coming in for O'Connell.
Klaus solves two dilemmas, one of course being the utility IF role, but he also gives us a bit better balance batting from the left.
Purkey, coming off an excellent 1954 campaign, adds to our pitching depth and is a really nice-looking middle rotation piece for down the track, whilst
Kemmerer projects as a solid upgrade from Schmidt.
This costs us not just the outgoing players mentioned, but also Irv Noren and Don Zimmer. Noren has become the odd man out and being in his walk year was soon to be lost anyway, with Simpson the preferred option. Zimmer, whilst handy enough, is a fairly interchangeable piece and easily enough replaced if needs be.
