Garrett Richards will not start the season with the Angels.

Mike Scioscia said Sunday morning that Richards is now in line to be ready two or three weeks into the season.

“I think he’s transitioning, getting close to what a regular spring training would be,” Scioscia said. “They haven’t fully taken all the reins off him, but you can kind of project. He’s going to be two or three weeks behind some guys. You get a window to where you can expect him during the season.”

That’s not bad, given the seriousness of his knee injury last year.