Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles signed a veteran reliever

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

There was some middle-of-the-night Orioles news as the O’s inked veteran reliever Andrew Kittredge to a one-year, $9 million deal, as reported by The Baltimore Banner’s Andy Kostka. The contract also includes a $9 million team option for 2026.

Until this signing, the bullpen had been the only area of the team that Mike Elias hadn’t yet added to this offseason. In fact they had only subtracted, non-tendering Danny Coulombe and declining their option on Jacob Webb, two of their more reliable relievers from 2024.

Kittredge is a 34-year-old right-hander who was an All-Star for the Rays in 2021 before undergoing Tommy John in 2022. He came back strong with St. Louis…