Dennis Eckersley Rips Jack Morris over Clay Bucholz accusations

The recent noise that has been flung around the league about Clay Bucholz and whether or not he is cheating is getting louder and louder.

As we should expect, it's the loudest in New England, and Red Sox Commentator, and Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley has weighed in with strong criticisms of Jack Morris and other accusors.

The baseball world is clamoring after the huge, 12-player, trade between the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays.  For Miami, this was the third 'fire sale' in recent history for the young Marlin franchise.  For Toronto, it was the kind of move that a team makes that is trying to compete in the Big-Money AL-East.  Miami fans, and remaining players like Giancarlo Stanton are livid.....well Stanton is.  I am not sure if the Marlins have enough fans in South Florida to matter.  Blue Jay fans are excited, and so are their veteran players. 

The question is, which group is correct in their responses, if either.

let's take a look.

TO TORONTO                                                           TO MIAMI
P Josh Johnson                                                               SS Yunel Escobar
P Mark Buehrle                                                              SS Adeiny Hechavarria
SS Jose Reyes                                                                P Henderson Alvarez
UT Emilio Bonifacio                                                        P Justin Nicolino
C John Buck                                                                   OF Jacob Marisnick
                                                                                       C Jeff Mathis
                                                                                       P Anthony DeSclafani

Cleveland Indians Acquire Aviles and Gomes from Toronto Blue Jays

The Indians have made their first acquisitions heading into the 2013 season. After recently parting ways with Travis Hafner and Roberto Hernandez, and picking up the option of Ubaldo Jiminez, the Indians traded relief pitcher Esmil Rogers for utility players Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes from the Toronto Blue Jays.

This certainly can not be the last move made by the Indians front office, as they still have many glaring issues including left field, first base, and starting pitching.

While the Indians acquired Rogers late last season from the Colorado Rockies, many fans questioned the decision as Rogers had an ERA over 8 with the Rockies. To be fair, Coors Field may be the worst park for pitchers due to the altitude, but an ERA that high is still very poor.

Rogers turned things around in Cleveland, posting an ERA of 3.06. The Indians do still have a strong back end bull pen, and they may have figured Rogers stock was at an all time high.