The Pirates sent Bednar down to Triple-A Indianapolis on April 1, where he allowed just one hit and no runs with seven strikeouts over five outings. Bednar came back up on April 19 and has spent the remainder of this season with the Pirates, finding his best form once again.

The Philadelphia Phillies likely need to deal some of their top prospects at the trade deadline after failing to adequately

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