The Eye: Sunday's best from around baseball

With the non-waiver trade deadline coming in 12 days, several players are likely to be playing their final games with their current teams. Among them, right-hander Johnny Cueto of the Reds (for now), who has one or two starts max with his team, if general manager Walt Jocketty can find a trade partner. Our own Jon Heyman speculates as to whom that partner night be. Cueto, whose team takes on the Indians on Sunday, isn’t the only one wondering: left-hander Cole Hamels of the Phillies has been on trade alert running on two seasons now.

Johnny Cueto — Royals pitcher? (USATSI)

A suggestion for the Royals: Both need upgrading.

Also, as The Good Phight notes here, James Shields of the Padres also is on the trade market, and probably won’t cost as much in the way of prospects in a return. Ah, trade season.

Welcome to the Eye, something of a one-stop-shop for the happenings in Major League Baseball today.

It’s Star Wars Day at Nationals Park, so everybody got new bats in order to celebrate:

Sunday offerings: (All times p.m. ET)

1:05: Mariners (Felix Hernandez) at Yankees (CC Sabathia)

1:07: Rays (Chris Archer) at Blue Jays (Marco Estrada)

1:08: Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez) at Tigers (Justin Verlander)

1:10: Indians (Carlos Carrasco) at Reds (Johnny Cueto)

1:35: Dodgers (Zack Greinke) at Nationals (Max Scherzer)

1:35: Marlins (Dan Haren) at Phillies (Cole Hamels)

2:10: Royals (Danny Duffy) at White Sox (Chris Sale)

2:10: Rangers (Yovani Gallardo) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel)

2:10: Pirates (Jeff Locke) at Brewers (Taylor Jungmann)

2:15: Mets (Jon Niese) at Cardinals (Tim Cooney)

4:05: Twins (Tommy Milone) at A’s (Jesse Chavez)

4:10: Giants (Madison Bumgarner) at Diamondbacks (Patrick Corbin)

4:10: Rockies (Eddie Butler) at Padres (Andrew Cashner)

5:05: Cubs (Jake Arrieta) at Braves (Shelby Miller)

8:05: Red Sox (Eduardo Rodriguez) at Angels (Hector Santiago)

Milestone Tracker

Longest active hitting streak: 10 games, by Colorado’s D.J. LeMahieu, whose first name is David.

Awards of the Day

Everybody gets a trophy, yay!

News, Injuries and Rumors

If it bleeds, it leads!

Chris Carter misses second straight start

Cubs want rookie Kyle Schwarber to remain behind the plate

Will Middlebrooks to get more looks at shortstop for Padres

Nationals’ Anthony Rendon goes 2 for 2 in first rehab game

Steven Souza (finger) plays in first rehab game

Andrew Susac triples, scores, leaves with injury

Manny Banuelos flops in start against Cubs

Jason Heyward goes 5-for-5, leaves with injury

Corey Dickerson (foot) to begin rehab

Wil Myers (wrist) expected to swing a bat next week

Andrew McKirahan to return from suspension

Francisco Liriano scratched from start with tight neck

Look ahead to Monday: It’s Matt Harvey Day. (All times p.m. ET)

6:05: Rays (M. Moore) at Phillies (TBA)

7:05 Mets (Harvey) at Nationals (TBA)

7:08 Mariners (Happ) at Tigers (Simon)

7:10 Cubs (Richard) at Reds (Lorenzen)

7:10 Dodgers (Beachy) at Braves (Wisler)

8:10 Pirates (Burnett) at Royals (Ventura)

8:40: Rangers (W. Rodriguez) at Rockies (Rusin)

9:40: Marlins (Phelps) at Diamondbacks (R. De La Rosa)

10:05: Red Sox (Wright) at Angels (Heaney)

10:10: Giants (Hudson) at Padres (Kennedy)

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