The Dodgers are already playing with house money when it comes to Ohtani. He's already a bargain at present value $461mm.
Why not let him pitch if that's what he and the global Dodgers / baseball fan base wants? If he blows out his elbow and is out for a year, the Dodgers can say they at least tried. If they don't let him pitch and force him into a DH role, it's very franchise value destroying on so many levels.
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