Back in January, the Os signed reliever to a one-year, $10MM deal. They havent yet received any return on that investment but that may soon change, since hes currently on a rehab a signment. All good news with how hes throwing the baseball and how he feels, said manager Brandon Hyde, per . I think he throws again this weekend and then hell do a back-to-back and maybe another one. Well see how it goes. Kittredge required a left knee debridement procedure in March and has been on the 15-day injured list all year so far. Hes now made four rehab appearances, the last three being scorele s Triple-A outings. Based on Hydes comments, it seems hell get into a few more games and should join the Baltimore bullpen after that. The righty had a 2.80 earned run average in 70 2/3 innings with the Cardinals last year. His 23% strikeout rate, 7% walk rate and 45.2% ground ball rate were all solid figures. If he can get back to that level of performance, hell be a nice upgrade to the relief corps. However, it might require a tough decision on who goes out. The only members of the bullpen who are optionable are the high-leverage arms: , and . That could put pre sure on a Dario Saric Jersey struggling pitcher like or , who both have ERAs north of 8.00. Regardle s of that decision, its po sible that Kittredge could eventually emerge as a trade candidate this summer, if he performs well after being reinstated from the IL. The Os are now 15-27 and will have to engineer a big winning streak to avoid being deadline sellers. Kittredges deal contains a $9MM club option for 2026 with a $1MM buyout. Kubatko also relayed a minor update on outfielder , saying that he did some light outfield work yesterday. He suffered a broken thumb just a few days into the season, an injury which came with a timeline of six to eight weeks. He was subsequently transferred to the 60-day IL, so hes not eligible to return until late May, though that doesnt seem likely even though its been over six weeks now. He will presumably need to ramp up his activities further before even beginning a rehab a signment. Kubatko notes that the injured thumb is still wrapped in a brace. For now, the Orioles will continue with the outfield mix consisting largely of , , and . The club also announced to reporters, including , that pitching prospect had UCL surgery yesterday. The Os didnt provide a timeline for Reilly but hell surely be sidelined into the middle of the 2026 season. Acquired from the Pirates last summer in which sent the other way, Reilly has been with Double-A Bowie since the deal. He has logged 41 innings for the Baysox with a 3.29 ERA. For his entire minor league career, he now has 139 2/3 innings with a 3.54 ERA, 30.1% strikeout rate and 12.3% walk rate. Coming into 2025, ranked him the #16 prospect in the Orioles system while had him at #25. Hell be eligible for the Rule 5 draft in December of 2026 if not protected before then, but hell spend most of the intervening time rehabbing from this surgery. Photo courtesy of Kim Klement Neitzel, Imagn Images Isaiah Rider Jr. Jersey
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