Editing Jim Edmonds (section)

====1988–1993: Minor leagues====
Edmonds was selected in the seventh round of the [[1988 Major League Baseball draft]] by the [[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]. He had injured his shoulder in his senior year of high school, causing him to fall in the draft.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Strauss|first1=Joe|title=Strauss: Edmonds welcomed into Hall of Fame as hometown hero|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/strauss-edmonds-welcomed-into-hall-of-fame-as-hometown-hero/article_cc589fda-051f-512d-bfd8-f040e32a7552.html|access-date=January 7, 2018|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=August 18, 2014|language=en}}</ref>

Following the draft, he was assigned to the [[Bend Bucks]], the Angels' [[Class A-Short Season|A-Short Season]] affiliate in the [[Northwest League]]. In 1988, he played in 35 games for the Bucks and hit .221 with no home runs and 13 [[Run batted in|runs batted in]]. The following year, he was promoted to the [[Quad Cities Angels]], the team's [[Single-A (baseball)|Class-A]] affiliate in the [[Midwest League]]. He played in 31 games and hit .261 with 1 home run and 4 RBIs.

In 1990, Edmonds advanced to the [[Palm Springs Angels]], the Angels' [[High-A]] affiliate in the [[California League]]. He played 91 games and hit .293 with 3 home runs and 56 RBIs. He remained with Palm Springs for the 1991 season, playing 60 games while batting .294 with two home runs and 27 RBIs. In 1992, he was promoted to [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] with the [[Midland RockHounds|Midland Angels]] in the [[Texas League]]. He hit .313 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs in 70 games for Midland. He was promoted again in 1992, moving up to the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Edmonton Trappers]] for 50 games, batting .299 with six home runs and 36 RBIs. In 1993, Edmonds played for the new Angels Triple-A affiliate, the [[Vancouver Canadians]]. He played 95 games for the team, batting .315 and hitting nine home runs with 74 RBIs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Edmonds Minor League Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=edmond001jam |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>