Why have a DH? If you don’t want the pitcher to hit, remove him from the lineup. Just use 8 hitters. The big guys would come up more often.
That would probably be a good compromise. But the original game, you had 9 players so all had to bat. No exceptions. Even with the DH rule, or 8 hitters, old timers like USA know that this is not baseball like it's meant to be played.
Why not exempt the catcher too? Or use a designated hitter in place of the catcher?
Same difference. This way there are more jobs for the players.