Mike Salk of 710 ESPN Radio has a pair of tweets and a blog post up saying that Jarrod Washburn has been dealt to the Detroit Tigers.  I haven’t seen it confirmed anywhere else yet.

Update: FOX’s John Paul Morosi says the Mariners receive LHSP Luke French plus another prospect.

Update: MLB Network says the second prospect is Mauricio Robles.

First Impressions:

At first I was a little disappointed with the haul, but that may have been my own fault for thinking Washburn held more value than he did.  This is a very solid deal.

The Mariners received two left handed pitchers in return for Washburn.

Luke French is holding his own in his first big league stint.  Decent command of 88-92 heater, okay slider and plus change.  I might slot him ahead of Jason Vargas on the LHSP depth chart but I’m not sure he’s better than Ryan Rowland-Smith.

Mauricio Robles is listed at 5’10 180 but throws 90-94.  Walks a lot but is said to have decent command overall (if that makes sense).  Breaker has potential.  Will have to get a third pitch going consistently to avoid the bullpen.  He’ll probably take Nathan Adcock’s High Desert rotation spot.  He’s the key to this deal.

I think we’ll see another move or two before 1pm.