It's not fun to be a hitter right now, a no-hitter draft, and accounting for the unquantifiable

Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the current league-wide edge to pitching and the likely related six(!) no-hitters that we've seen in the first two months of 2021 before drafting pitchers in an effort to predict who will throw the seventh no-hitter of the year. Plus, the return of Stephen Strasburg, another unwritten rules violation, projections and different run environments, and an inquiry about the unquantifiable. Rundown 1:14 Hitters Are Not Having Much Fun 11:50 The Sixth No-Hitter of 2021(!) 17:51 The Bottom End Offenses 23:01 The No-Hitter Draft! 34:25 Expectations for Stephen Strasburg 43:23 That Rule is Written Somewhere 53:14 The Weight of the Unquantifiable Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghiroli Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com Subscribe to the Rates & Barrels YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.