The Philadelphia Phillies continue to be strongly linked to Pittsburgh Pirates relievers Dennis Santana and David Bednar as trade targets.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/phillies as Phillies Star Trade Target 'Overwhelmingly' Expected To Be Dealt at Deadline. The Philadelphia Phillies are on top of what is a very close race in the National League East, and one that is likely to go down to the wire as teams jostle for playoff positioning.

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski isn't going to let a trade deadline go by without at least being connected to deals that will improve his team's chances for a potential playoff run.