In the year it counted the most, Jarrod Washburn had his best season.

The southpaw first made the Majors in 1998, and he spent his first three years bouncing between the Minors and the parent club, staying for good in 2001.  Washburn won 11 Games in 2001, and in 2002, he posted a sweet record of 18 and 6 with a 3.15 ERA.  Washburn was arguably the ace that year, and he was fourth in Cy Young voting.

Washburn's regular season did not translate into the playoffs, as despite performing well in the first two series, he was shellacked in the World Series, dropping both decisions with an ERA over nine.  Nevertheless, the Angels won the World Series, and Washburn was largely why they got there.

Washburn slipped after, as his ERA went back up over four in 2003 and 2004, though he dropped it back to 3.20 in 2008.  That was his last season in SoCal, as he bolted for Seattle.

As an Angel, Washburn had a 75-57 Record with 699 Strikeouts.