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The Dodgers needed Shohei Ohtani. They still need a few other pieces

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It's important to remember that 24 hours before Shohei Ohtani said he was joining the Los Angeles Dodgers, a significant portion of MLB fans thought he was headed to the Toronto Blue Jays.

He wasn't — he wasn't even on the plane, according to five reporters — but the public possibility made for a very uncomfortable question: What would the Dodgers do if they didn't get Ohtani?