Angels' Garrett Richards: Will undergo exam Monday

[Chuck]

Richards (biceps) is scheduled for a full evaluation next Monday and could be cleared to throw if all goes well, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Even so, Richards would still require a couple weeks of long toss and bullpen sessions before he will even be able to embark on a rehab assignment. It's good that Richards continues to show progress, but he will still likely be out until mid-August.

[tdawg87]

Everything will go fine until hist first rehab start. Then he'll feel "tightness" in his bicep, and be shut down to be "re-evaluated". 

If he pitches again for this team I'll be shocked. 

[wopphil]

39 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Everything will go fine until hist first rehab start. Then he'll feel "tightness" in his bicep, and be shut down to be "re-evaluated". 

If he pitches again for this team I'll be shocked. 

You are an optimist. I don't expect him to make it to a rehab start.

[nando714]

 

[tdawg87]

5 minutes ago, nando714 said:

 

I believe Tank has one of these in his "cellar". 

[yk9001]

I swear to god, I cannot keep our pitchers' twinges, sorenesses, dehydrations and tightnesses straight.

[HaloCory22]

Best case scenario is he's cleared to pitch and begins his long rehab. If by a miracle we're still in the WC hunt in August/September I think bringing him out of the bullpen could be huge. Our version of David Price in 08 for the Rays. Just let it fly, Rich. However, it might be his arm that flies.

[gotbeer]

So back on the DL by early September.

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

I believe Tank has one of these in his "cellar". 

Is it comfortable?

[tdawg87]

It smells like vegetables but otherwise yes.

[Jobu]

Before or after you're in the stirrups?

[Ohtaniland]

2 hours ago, nando714 said:

 

 

[Ray McKigney]

[fan_since79]

As long as he doesn't have a "fantastic bullpen session", he'll be okay.

Those things are career killers. Burnett can tell you about that.

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

And I don't mean as a tough guy in the Sopranos......Just the nickname! As goes with most of our pitchers.

[Tank]

22 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

I believe Tank has one of these in his "cellar". 

I thought we made a pinkie swear not to discuss this publicly.

 

once saw a tshirt for sale that said Amateur Gynecologist.

[zenmaster]

We all know how this ends. 

[Ohtaniland]

I say just pitch him. What could go wrong that wasn't already forecasted when he elected to have a pig feces injection instead of surgery.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Oh he'll be fine. No Problem. He will win the Cy Young next year. LOL

[Farmbuildingfan]

2 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Oh he'll be fine. No Problem. He will win the Cy Young next year. LOL

This is only modestly realistic if the Angels trade him in the offseason.

[John Smith]

Pedro Moura‏Verified account @pedromoura 1m1 minute ago

Per a source, Garrett Richards saw a neurologist today. The doctor detected improvement in the irritated nerve in his biceps.

 

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  Pedro Moura‏Verified account @pedromoura 47s47 seconds ago

   

The irritation in the muscle has not yet 100% vanished, though. It is now up to team doctors to determine if Richards can start throwing.

[Dtwncbad]

I don't want to be too pessimistic but I am concerned about the reported detail that he was clocked at 82mph left handed.

[Ohtaniland]

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

I don't want to be too pessimistic but I am concerned about the reported detail that he was clocked at 82mph left handed.

Lol

But in all seriousness Richards will never see that dream Ace type payday that he thought he could cash in on if everything went right this season. He would've been set for at least a Weaver type contract. 

[John Smith]

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  Pedro Moura‏Verified account @pedromoura 6m6 minutes ago

   

 

The Angels announced improvement in Richards’ nerve, but said he has not been cleared to throw. He’ll be re-evaluated weekly, they say.

[Angel Oracle]

How long does it take a nerve to improve?    Hasn't it already been 3 months?