Jarrod Washburn

Infobox MLB player
name=Jarrod Washburn

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width=200
position=Starting pitcher
team=Seattle Mariners
number=56
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|8|13
birthplace=city-state|La Crosse|Wisconsin
debutdate=June 2
debutyear=1998
debutteam=Anaheim Angels
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=98-100
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.13
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,003
teams=
*Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (by|1998-by|2005)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2006-present)

Jarrod Michael Washburn (born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Washburn won the final game of the by|1994 NCAA Division III World Series, giving up no hits and was drafted by the California Angels in the 2nd round of the by|1995 amateur draft out of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Washburn began his professional career pitching for the Low Single-A Boise Hawks and Cedar Rapids Kernels in 1995. In by|1996, he began pitching for High Single-A Lake Elsinore, was promoted mid-season to Double-A Midland, and promoted late-season to Triple-A Vancouver. Washburn began by|1997 back in Double-A and was playing for Triple-A Vancouver in by|1998 when he was called up and made his major league debut on June 2. After dividing his time between the Angels and Triple-A Edmonton in by|1999, Washburn was called up for good in mlby|2001; he started 30 games and went 11-10 with an ERA of 3.77 establishing himself as a major league starter.

Washburn's career year was mlby|2002, when he won 18 games and lost 6 with an excellent ERA of 3.15, finishing 4th in American League Cy Young Award voting, and helped the Angels to a World Series championship. In the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees, he went 1-0 in 2 starts and had an ERA of 3.75. In the American League Championship Series against the Minnesota Twins, Washburn started one game, pitching 7 innings and allowing only 1 earned run; however, he struggled in the World Series against the San Francisco Giants, giving up 10 earned runs in his 2 starts in Games 1 and 5. The Angels would go on to win the 2002 World Series in 7 games, in the first World Series ever in which both teams were wild card teams.

In mlby|2003, Washburn went 10-15 and his ERA climbed to 4.43. mlby|2004 was similar with a 4.64 ERA, but with more run support, his record improved to 11-8. In mlby|2005, despite having a record of only 8-8, he had an ERA of 3.20 and became a free agent after the season.

eattle Mariners

On December 22, 2005, Washburn signed a four-year contract worth $37.5 million with the Seattle Mariners. In mlby|2006, he finished a disappointing 8-14 with a 4.67 ERA; in mlby|2007, he bettered his his ERA to 4.32. In mlby|2008, Washburn struggled early in the season, but from June 9 to August 6, he had an ERA of 3.24. Through August 6, Washburn had the lowest run support in the American League. [ [http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080807&content_id=3272089&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea "Seattle's struggles frustrate Washburn"] . August 7, 2008, "Mlb.com". Retrieved on August 8, 2008.]

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*baseballstats |mlb=132220 |espn=3834 |br=w/washbja01 |fangraphs=40 |cube=W/Jarrod-Washburn