PEORIA, Ariz. —
Garrett Richards on Tuesday gave the Padres reason to believe they will get what they paid for.
In his first start of the spring, Richards threw hard and threw strikes.
“I felt really great, obviously,” Richards said after completing two scoreless innings against the Brewers, including strikeouts of the first two batters he faced. “It’s just nice to be healthy. It’s nice to be throwing in a game atmosphere and not feeling pain. I feel like in the Tommy John process, it only gets better and better. I feel really good right now.