The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline gets on the attention, but there’s another big day coming up soon. Major League teams can still make trades through the end of the season so long as the players involved pass through waivers first. But if buyer clubs wants their new players to be eligible to make playoff rosters, they have to acquire them on or before August 31. That’s Friday.

If the Indians’ front office executives haven’t already been manning the phones like crazy this week, they should start soon. At the risk of oversimplifying the situation, now that the 2012 season is all but over anyone currently on the Tribe’s roster who isn’t part of their plans for 2013 and beyond should be on the trading block. In particular, Cleveland would be better off getting anything in return for any impending free agents whom they plan to let walk for nothing this winter anyway.

I’ve argued previously that the Tribe’s top priority among potentially tradable players this week should be Casey Kotchman. He’s signed to a one-year deal and there’s no chance he’d net the Indians a compensation draft pick this winter, and as a highly regarded defender with good contact skills he could hold some appeal for a contender looking for a complementary piece for the stretch run.

So where might Kotchman go? Here’s a list of a five teams who might be interested in bringing him on the final month of the season.