The Dodgers have been linked to Chase Utley ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline even though the Phillies have yet to declare themselves sellers.
"I know everyone has [Robinson] Cano going to the Dodgers as a free agent if the Yanks don't get him signed up, but I would put it at 90 percent that Utley ends up there," a National League executive said.
Utley will be a free agent after the season, which could allow him to switch clubs if even Philadelphia doesn't trade him.
"Utley is from Southern California [Pasadena], went to UCLA and is the kind of gamer type that the Dodgers will definitely want to add," the executive said. "If he gets out in free agency, the Dodgers will give him like a three-year, $45 million deal. Really, it just makes too much sense."