Of all the things Shohei Ohtani is capable of, a Cal Ripken-esque Iron Man run is never going to be one of them. While Ohtani the hitter has stayed mostly healthy since 2021, Ohtani the pitcher has undergone two major elbow surgeries and one shoulder surgery. However, the uncertainty regarding his pitching timeline could force the Dodgers to look harder for rotation help at the deadline than they initially planned. Shohei Ohtani's injury could force Dodgers to be more active at the MLB trade deadlineThe Dodgers tend to be a mysterious-but-always-lurking force at the trade deadline. With or without Ohtani in the rotation, there was still every chance the Dodgers would make a play at Skubal.