This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/dodgers as Dodgers Linked to 2 Top Relievers Expected to Be Traded at Deadline. The Los Angeles Dodgers have been linked to two clear trade candidates in the National League by ESPN's David Schoenfield: the Pittsburgh Pirates' David Bednar and Dennis Santana.

On the eve of MLB’s annual trade deadline (which is Thursday at 3 p.m. PDT), the Dodgers were the tertiary party in a three-team trade with the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays. While the biggest piece in the deal — starting pitcher Zack Littell — went from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati,