Thank you, Jack Zduriencik! Veteran lefty Jarrod Washburn was traded to the Tigers today for 23 year old pitcher Luke French and 20 year old fire-baller Mauricio Robles.
This is a wonderful day. Luke French is a very similar pitcher to Jarrod Washburn – the main difference is he’s 12 years younger and is under club control for the next six years. He’s basically a control lefty who gets a lot of fly balls. He’s not an ace by any means, but he’s still very young, and already a decent #4 or 5 starter.
Mauricio Robles was the real prize of this deal for the Mariners. Robles is a 20 year old out of Venezuela who is currently pitching in class-A+ Lakeland. He has really great stuff (190 K’s in 182 innings pitched), and plus command. He’s still got a long way to go, and he’s fairly raw, but he’s got a really high upside.
This probably won’t be the only move the Mariners make today, but it was a great start. We got rid of an aging veteran who we no longer had use for, and got two young pitching prospects – one of them, Luke French, is major league ready. Fantastic trade.
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