LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani’s timeline to return to a big-league mound remains the biggest unknown for the back-to-back champion Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of MLB’s Aug. 3 trade deadline. That picture did not get any clearer Tuesday, when Ohtani said his health concerns go beyond just his left knee.Ohtani said he is still recovering from the right biceps discomfort that earlier this month caused him to be removed early from a game and miss another one entirely. It was the first time the Dodgers star had taken questions since since July 10.“My biceps (is) not 100 percent,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton. “Just similar issue with the knee. Do we consider pushing this? It is still July. So I think the conversation would be a little different if we’re in August or September.”The four-time MVP has not pitched in a game since July 3, and has not thrown off a mound since a 31-pitch bullpen session in Philadelphia last Wednesday. He was slated to throw another bullpen session on Saturday in New York, but those plans were scrapped when his knee and biceps did not feel 100 percent.“If I was completely, no issue, 100 percent, I think things would have gone the way it was supposed to,” Ohtani said. “But if I’m at 90 percent, which means 10 percent not quite there, then there’s not really a necessity to force the issue.”The Dodgers have shut down Ohtani from throwing outside of some plyo balls. Manager Dave Roberts did not have a timeline for when Ohtani would throw his next bullpen session. How long it takes for Ohtani to feel 100 percent remains to be seen.Ohtani continues to be in Roberts’ everyday lineup as a designated hitter, which he has said does not affect the knee. Ohtani entered Tuesday with a .711 OPS in July, his worst month offensively since August 2020 (.695). Ohtani led off Tuesday’s 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners with a solo home run off Luis Castillo, but had been 7-for-38 (.184) since receiving an injection to treat his balky left knee during the All-Star break.Where will Tarik Skubal end up?Cody Stavenhagen and moreRoberts said there are no plans to give Ohtani a few days to let his body catch up.“Until I hear otherwise, he’s going to be in the lineup,” Roberts said.The Dodgers still feel Ohtani serves them more in the lineup right now than in the rotation. They also do not want Ohtani pitching with a compromised knee for fear that doing so would risk a more serious arm injury. The more time Ohtani misses, however, the more he will need to build back up.