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SARASOTA, Fla. \u2013 Reliever Andrew Kittredge is walking around the Orioles clubhouse without crutches or a brace on his surgically repaired left knee. A black sleeve is the only evidence that something is different.<\/p>\n

Kittredge underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure Friday to repair cartilage in the knee, with Dr. Leigh Ann Curl handling the procedure in Baltimore. He could miss most or all of the first half.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot really sure,\u201d he said this morning while sitting at his locker. \u201cIt was a broad timeline, I guess. According to the doctor, the real thing that kind of drives the timeline is if the swelling can go down and so far I haven\u2019t had much swelling, so I think that\u2019s really encouraging on that front.<\/p>\n

\"Santander<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the original timeline was kind of June to All-Star break, so it was kind of broad in that sense, but everything so far is leading to believe that it will be on the earlier side of that. But it\u2019s a little more probably on the trainers and how it\u2019s going as it unfolds, I guess.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Kittredge said he\u2019s never experienced any issues with his knees, and this year marks his ninth in the majors and 15th<\/sup>\u00a0in professional ball. The discomfort became noticeable around the time of the live batting practice sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt a little kind of annoyance, but it wasn\u2019t anything that was really keeping me off the field,\u201d he said. \u201cThat happened for a week and a half or so and then really calmed down actually, to the point where I wasn\u2019t getting treatment for it anymore.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Kittredge made his first and only exhibition appearance on Feb. 26. He warmed in the Ed Smith Stadium bullpen on March 1 but couldn\u2019t pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just kind of grabbed on me,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the time I was still kind of thinking it wasn\u2019t much. Just wanted to be cautious. And then the MRI revealed that it was just a little piece of cartilage growth that was getting inflamed and irritated, and the doctor\u2019s recommendation was that we take care of it now, because she said it\u2019s just really hard to predict when it would come back. And she said more than likely it would come back at some point, so this was really the only way to predict how it was going to do was just to go in and trim it out.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

An analogy would be comparing the growth to a stone in a shoe. Sometimes you feel it, other times you don\u2019t. But surgery isn\u2019t needed to remove the stone.<\/p>\n

The Orioles signed Kittredge, who turns 35 next week, to a deal guaranteeing $10 million and including a $1 million buyout on next year\u2019s $9 million option.<\/p>\n

He spent parts of seven seasons with Rays before making a career-high 74 appearances with the Cardinals last summer and posting a 2.80 ERA in 70 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Bryan Baker could be the choice to replace Kittredge on Opening Day. He retired all nine batters faced until surrendering three solo home runs in his last appearance.<\/p>\n

Gunnar Henderson took ground balls today for the first time since straining his right intercostal, a ribcage muscle. He hasn\u2019t played since Feb. 27.<\/p>\n

Henderson also hit in the cage again as part of his progression.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth have gone extremely well,\u201d said manager Brandon Hyde.<\/p>\n

Dean Kremer is making his fourth appearance and third start. He\u2019s surrendered eight runs and 10 hits with four homers, five walks and eight strikeouts in eight innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s been a little up and down, but I think that\u2019s pretty common in spring training for a lot of guys,\u201d Hyde said. \u201cCommanding the baseball, been elevated a little bit. I think the split\u2019s been really good. You saw that last year, he\u2019s getting more and more confidence in it, and he\u2019s even more now. I think he\u2019s gonna finish the spring strong and be ready to go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Also pitching today are Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez, Gregory Soto and Corbin Martin. Among players here from minor league camp are infielders Anthony Servideo and TT Bowens.<\/p>\n

Thaddeus Ward starts against the Pirates on Saturday afternoon in Bradenton.<\/p>\n

The Braves are starting right-hander Ian Anderson, who\u2019s allowed one run and two hits in eight innings but also walked nine batters.<\/p>\n

For the Orioles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cedric Mullins CF
\nAdley Rutschman DH
\nRyan O’Hearn 1B
\nTyler O’Neill RF
\nColton Cowser LF
\nJordan Westburg 2B
\n<\/strong>Gary S\u00e1nchez C
\nRam\u00f3n Ur\u00edas 3B
\nJackson Holliday SS<\/p>\n

Dean Kremer RHP<\/p>\n

For the Braves<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nick Allen SS
\nMichael Harris II CF
\nBryan De La Cruz LF
\nGarrett Cooper 1B
\nDrake Baldwin C
\nLuke Williams 2B
\nSandy Le\u00f3n DH
\nCharles Leblanc 3B
\nStephen Paolini RF<\/p>\n

Ian Anderson RHP<\/p>\n

The teams haven\u2019t met this spring due to an earlier rainout.<\/p>\n

Major League Baseball has set the trade deadline for 6 p.m. on July 31, per ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan. Set your alarms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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