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In OBR, unless your specific league rules allow differently, the DH could only have been in the game for the pitcher. When the DH enters defensively, the pitcher could be moved to a different batting position provided he was not required to leave due to excessive visits (which would not be the case at the changeover of a half inning). A pitcher moving to a defensive position would need to bat in the slot of the player he replaces defensively. Addtionally, once the change is accepted by the UIC and announced, the change would be official. Therefore, the DH would have been required to pitch to at least one batter due to his warmups.
Also note, a pitcher who had a DH batting for him is only allowed to switch to the another batting slot after making his change defensively. If such pitcher is attempting to enter the batting lineup while his team is on offense, he may only enter to replace the DH who is batting for him and only in that same batting slot as the DH.
In Fed, the DH and and person he bats for are locked into their batting positions. After re-reading your initial post, the coach would not have been allowed to move a pitcher from a #3 batting slot to a #6 batting slot. Changes in Fed, however, are not official until the player assumes the position and the ball is live. Therefore, despite the DH taking warmups between innings, he was not required to pitch since he had never officially entered the pitching position. The ultimate change allowed of bringing F8 into pitch was allowable in Fed.
Sounds like your partner correctly solved the problem he faced in the Fed game.
Just my opinion,
Freix
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