Garrett Richards (knee) should begin running on 100 percent of his body weight by next week, and will then progress to throwing off a mound, the Los Angeles Times' Mike DiGiovanna reports.

Richards (knee) should begin running on 100 percent of his body weight by next week, and will then progress to throwing off a mound, the Los Angeles Times' Mike DiGiovanna reports.

Analysis:

Right now Richards is running on 75 percent of his body weight, but is sounds like he is making solid progress. The real test will come a couple months down the line when he starts throwing to hitters and attempts to build up his pitch count. His estimated return date will be fluid, but for now he is expected to be out until sometime in May.