As he attempts to accomplish the rare feat of returning from a ligament tear in his right elbow regenerated by his own stem cells, Garrett Richards expects the Angels to limit him to 100 pitches per start this season.
It will be a marked switch for the 28-year-old right-hander and likely No. 1 starter, who twice threw 115 pitches or more in April before the tear was diagnosed. Richards received a stem-cell injection, which enabled him to face hitters in September. He has been throwing since Jan. 4 in preparation for this season.