Early word is that the Angels are calling up pitcher Garrett Richards in a wait-and-see holding pattern as Jered Weaver lays in the MRI tube and the Rangers sign Roy Oswalt for the rest of the year. Twitter abuzzes with GR's recent appearance against the semi-formidable Toronto Blue Jays AAA Vegas lineup...

Salt Lake's Garrett Richards was no match for Las Vegas' lineup. 6 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K. #Angels

— J.P. (@Jaypers413) May 26, 2012

Espn geniuses proffer that Richards might be the centerpiece of a trade because prospect Angels AA pitching prospect Ariel Pena is so awesome.

And all this is before there is any word about the extent of Weaver's actual condition. Meanwhile Andrew Romine sat on the major league bench for about a week and is going down to AAA as Torii Hunter gets reinstated from the restricted list after a fifteen game absence...

#Angels OF Torii Hunter has been reinstated from the restricted list today.INF Andrew Romine has been optioned to Salt Lake.

— Eric Kay (@EKayAngels) May 29, 2012

Chess moves? Checkers moves? Dungeons and Dragons graph paper mapping... what happens next?