2022 in review: Garrett Richards

With the 2022 regular season over, it is that time for us to go back and take a look at the players who appeared for the Texas Rangers this season.

Today, we look at relief pitcher Garrett Richards.

MLB is nerfing the unbalanced schedule next year. Starting in 2023, teams will no longer play their division rivals so often, dropping from 19 games against every divisional opponent to 13 games. As a result, there will be more than twice as many interleague games in 2023 as there has been in previous years, going from 20 to 46.

Having a series against divisional opponents six times per year, seeing the same four teams so often, had a definite impact on the fan experience, I think. The sense of…