Tag Archives: Garrett Richards

Posted on March 17, 2020, by Bryan Zarpentine Few teams have been more active or spent more money the last few seasons than the San Diego Padres. However, it’s not led to wins with San Diego going just 70-92 last year. But hope is not lost yet. With more moves over the winter and another […]

Posted on March 22, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine The San Diego Padres were one of the big winners of the offseason after signing free agent Manny Machado. However, it remains to be seen how much the addition of Machado will help advance the team’s rebuilding project. Can the Padres become surprise contenders in 2019 or […]

Posted on November 29, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s not often that the San Diego Padres sign a potential ace in free agency. But that’s exactly what they did on Tuesday. The Padres have reportedly agreed to sign starter Garrett Richards to a two-year deal worth $15.5 million plus $2 million in incentives. The caveat […]

Posted on July 13, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2018 season is officially over for Los Angeles Angels starter Garrett Richards. The Angels announced Thursday night that Richards will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow. Richards left his start Tuesday after just 2.2 innings with irritation in his […]

Posted on June 16, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine In recent years, the Los Angeles Angels have been devastated by injuries, perhaps more than any other team. Unfortunately, that trend appears to be continuing in 2018. On Friday, the Angels added four players to the DL. Infielder Zack Cozart and pitchers Garrett Richards, Jim Johnson, and Nick […]

Posted on February 14, 2018, by Bryan Zarpentine Despite a slow free agent market this offseason, the Los Angeles Angels made several impactful moves over the winter. It started with signing Japanese two-way player Shohei Ohtani, but it didn’t stop there. Those moves have a lot of people talking about the Angels and looking at […]

Posted on December 8, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The biggest free agent on the market has come off the board. After receiving interest from nearly every team, Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani, who plans to pitch and hit in the majors, has chosen to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. The 23-year old Ohtani met with […]

Posted on August 16, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine For much of the past two seasons, the Los Angeles Angels have seen their pitching staff decimated by injuries. But the Angels may finally be starting to get healthy in time for the stretch run. The team announced Wednesday that lefty starter Andrew Heaney is ready to […]

Posted on April 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After being removed prematurely from his start on Sunday and quickly placed on the DL with pain in his forearm, Arizona Diamondbacks starter Shelby Miller has been diagnosed with a partial tear in his ulnar collateral ligament and a strained flexor tendon. Miller has had his MRI […]

Posted on April 8, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Just one start into the 2017 season, the Los Angeles Angels have placed ace Garrett Richards on the 10-day DL. Richards was removed from his start Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics after 4.2 innings because of cramps in his biceps. The righty underwent a precautionary MRI on […]

Posted on March 10, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s hard not to feel bad for what happened to the Los Angeles Angels last season. An unfair amount of injuries, particularly to the starting rotation, made it impossible for the Halos to remain competitive. Fortunately, they’ll get a chance to hit the reset button in 2017. […]

Posted on March 9, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Last season, the Los Angeles Angels suffered an inordinate amount of injuries to their starting rotation, and things may not be off to a great start in that department in 2017. Lefty Tyler Skaggs has been scratched from his next scheduled start this Friday because of shoulder […]