The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the best relief pitchers available at the trade deadline in David Bednar, and one team that has shown potential interest in him lately is the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bednar entered this year with low expectations after he struggled badly in 2024, and he was demoted to Triple-A in the early going. Since then, everything has flipped.
Bednar was recalled later in April and has looked even better than he did prior to the 2024 season. Over his last 32 frames of work, Bednar has a 1.69 ERA, 1.