With 69 games remaining, time is running out if the Angels want to change the direction of their season.
No matter what happens from now until the final out, 2018 will be viewed in the context of all their injuries, examined not unlike an X-ray held up to the light.
“I feel bad for him,” general manager Billy Eppler said. “But I know Garrett. I know Garrett’s outlook. And I know the drive within him. He’ll get through it whatever he ultimately decides.”
Richards was presented with two treatment options, one employing platelet-rich plasma and stem-cell injections and the other replacing the ligament surgically.