Ten names to watch as the trade deadline approaches

ByJAYSON STARK
June 20, 2015, 6:00 PM

— -- Uh-oh. It's that time again. Time to start checking Rumor Central every 20 minutes. Time to start counting the scouts in the stands every time Johnny Cueto pitches. In other words ...

It's trade season.

"It happens every year at this time," one AL executive said the other day. "The draft is over. Then the phone calls start."

We count just 43 shopping days left until the always momentous July 31 trading deadline. And while there aren't many sellers that are open for business right now, that'll change.

So here's your handy-dandy guide to the names you should keep an eye on between now and the deadline. They're all so sellable, they should have a UPC bar code on their caps. And by the way, all of our predictions are total speculation. So take them with a whole shaker of salt.

Cole Hamels, LHP, Phillies