Garrett Richards requires surgery on his knee that will end his season, and may even cut into 2015:
The Angels tweeted Richards will have surgery on Friday. The rehabilitation time should be six to nine months.
Matt Shoemaker and the bullpen combined for a one-hit shutout of the Red Sox Thursday night, so there is still some talent on the staff.
I severed my patellar tendon as Richards has and it cost me 10-12 weeks in a cast and months of rehab, although only two were supervised PT. He’ll probably feel it the rest of his life. I have.