The offseason is just days old and Mike Elias has just done the first real notable move to the Orioles roster. The team announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have acquired reliever Andrew Kittredge from the Cubs. That would be the same Kittredge the Orioles traded to the Cubs in July. In July, Kittredge cost the Cubs young infield prospect Wilfri De La Cruz. Here in November, all it cost the Orioles to get Kittredge back was cash considerations.

The Orioles re-acquiring Kittredge seems to point to them wanting to exercise his 2026 contract option, which is set for $9 million. Elias is familiar with that since he’s the one who gave Kittredge the contract with that team option available. As of this writing, the option has not been exercised. Possibly there could be some negotiation that

See Full Page