Andy Messersmith played his first five seasons in the Majors, beginning in 1968, where he threw for 81.1 Innings with a 4-2 Record.  It was the start of what was a solid career.

Messersmith became a starter the following year, winning a combined 27 Games in 1969 and 1970 and leading the American League in H/9.  1971 was viewed as Messersmith's best year in California, where he was fifth in Cy Young voting, made the All-Star Game, and won 20 Games.  He only won 8 Games in 1972 but had a lower ERA and WHIP and was the victim of poor run support.

The Angels traded Messersmith to the Dodgers after the 1972 Season, and he would become more known for challenging, winning the reserve clause, and ushering in free agency.  Messersmith had a 59-47 Record with a 2.78 ERA as an Angel.

Jarrod Washburn arrived in the California organization as a second-round selection in 1995, eventually serving as the reliable left-handed anchor of the rotation for the better part of a decade. While his early years were marked by frequent moves between the minors and the parent club, he established himself as a full-time fixture by 2001.

Washburn reached a historic peak of efficiency during the 2002 championship campaign. That summer, he evolved into the unquestioned ace of the staff, posting a career-best 18-6 record with a 3.15 ERA. He demonstrated a specialized ability to handle a heavy workload, tossing over 200 innings and finishing fourth in the American League Cy Young voting.  He who propelled the club to its first World Series title, even though his dominance in the regular season didn't quite carry over to the final series against San Francisco.

The latter half of his tenure in Anaheim was defined by resilience, as he bounced back from mid-career struggles. After his ERA climbed above 4.00 in 2003 and 2004, he reached a statistical outlier for efficiency in his final year with the club in 2005. That season, he demonstrated a specialized ability to suppress runs, recording a 3.20 ERA over 29 starts and ranking among the league leaders in night-game performance.

After the 2005 season, Washburn left for the Seattle Mariners on a four-year, $37.5 million contract.  Washburn compiled 75 wins and 699 strikeouts in SoCal.

Doug DeCinces arrived in the California organization via a January 1982 trade with the Baltimore Orioles, a move that finally allowed him to step out from the massive shadow of Brooks Robinson. While his time in Baltimore was defined by the impossible task of following a legend, his transition to the West Coast sparked an immediate offensive renaissance.

DeCinces had his best season in baseball in 1982, belting a career-high 30 home runs and recording his only career .300 season. He led the club to an American League West title and finished third in the AL MVP voting behind future Hall of Famers Robin Yount and Eddie Murray.  The regular season was punctuated by a historic week in August, where he hit three home runs in a single game twice within a five-day span, earning him the 1982 Silver Slugger Award.

The 1983 campaign saw DeCinces maintain his status as one of the premier third basemen in the junior circuit, earning his lone career All-Star selection. While a mid-season injury limited his total games, he remained a model of consistent power throughout the mid-eighties, smacking at least 20 home runs in three consecutive seasons from 1984 to 1986, the last of which he recorded 26 home runs and 96 RBIs while finishing 11th in the MVP race and helping the Angels reach the ALCS.

DeCinces’s play tailed off in 1987, and he was released late in the season. With California, he had 130 home runs and a .277 average

Andrelton Simmons was a top defensive infielder when he was with the Atlanta Braves, and he brought that skill to Los Angeles when he was traded to the Angels after the 2015 Season.

Simmons had a good 2016 but rattled off three straight Gold Gloves (2016-18) and two Wilson Defensive Player Awards (2017 & 2018).  2017 was especially impressive, as Simmons led the American League in Defensive bWAR with 5.1.  He had a career-high 164 Hits that year and was eighth in MVP voting.  Simmons left L.A. for Minnesota as a Free Agent before the 2021 Season.

Simmons had 592 Hits and a Defensive bWAR of 12.1 as an Angel.