{"id":105190,"date":"2025-07-31T01:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105190"},"modified":"2025-07-31T01:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T05:17:59","slug":"cubs-acquire-veteran-reliever-andrew-kittredge-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/cubs-acquire-veteran-reliever-andrew-kittredge-orioles\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Cubs Acquire Veteran Reliever from Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Chicago Cubs have made their second move of this trade deadline. First reported by Jon Heyman, the Cubs have traded for RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kittran01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Kittredge<\/a> from the Baltimore Orioles. As of right now, it is unclear who the Cubs will be shipping off. Bob Nightengale reported that the deal &#8220;will be announced in the morning.&#8221; It is hard to believe they had to give up too much, even with the expensive pitching market.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93643\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-93643\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/USATSI_23704727_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 8, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge (27) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: Orioles Trade Reliever Andrew Kittredge to Cubs<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">were<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> expected<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the Cubs are going after pitching, Kittredge being a relief pitcher.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Once again, he is a guy who was not on many people&#8217;s radars going into today. The 35-year-old could be a great addition to the bullpen in the playoffs as a one-year rental.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cubs reportedly acquire RHP Andrew Kittredge from Orioles, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLBNetwork<\/a> insider <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonHeyman<\/a>. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mi2MHGbkJE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Mi2MHGbkJE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1950775698534158773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Can Kittredge Provide?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This year, Kittredge has limited innings <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as he has<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> only <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">pitched<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 31 1\/3 due to an early knee injury.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> But in those innings, he holds a 3.45 ERA. He also has 32 strikeouts and a good-looking 1.121 WHIP. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And although he doesn&#8217;t qualify for many statistics, he has delivered <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">amazing<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> chase numbers, strikeout numbers in general, walk rate, and xERA.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kittredge <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this year <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">also has a 3.56 FIP, which is solidly above average.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Throughout his career, he has been an extremely underrated pitcher, finishing with a sub-3.15 ERA in six of his eight seasons before this year. He is a guy who isn&#8217;t going to overpower any hitters but is still able to get strikeouts and avoid barrels. Both of the first two pitchers traded for by the Cubs have <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very good strikeout<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0numbers, which may be a sign of what the Cubs are going after.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Similar to the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sorokmi01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Soroka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/30\/cubs-acquire-michael-soroka-trade-nationals\/\" target=\"_self\">trade<\/a>, Kittredge isn&#8217;t the top-end guy that most fans probably want. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he is a proven veteran who can give the Cubs&#8217; bullpen a solid boost down the stretch.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: James A. Pittman-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs have made their second move of this trade deadline. First reported by Jon Heyman, the Cubs have traded for RHP Andrew Kittredge from the Baltimore Orioles. As of right now, it is unclear who the Cubs will be shipping off. 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