Editing Jim Edmonds (section)

====2000–2003: Immediate production====
On March 23, 2000, the Angels traded Edmonds to the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] for second baseman [[Adam Kennedy]] and pitcher [[Kent Bottenfield]]. Five days prior, Angels [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]] [[Bill Stoneman]] had told Edmonds that he would not be traded, but plans purportedly changed when St. Louis made Kennedy available.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DiGiovanna |first1=Mike |title=Edmonds Deal Is in the Cards |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-24-sp-12139-story.html |access-date=15 April 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=24 March 2000 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Edmonds made his Cardinals debut on April 3, 2000, going 0-for-3 with 2 walks against the [[2000 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]. He recorded his first hit, home run, and RBI as a Cardinal the following day. Through his first 50 games, Edmonds batted .371 with 16 home runs and 39 RBIs. He received his second career All-Star selection, starting in the game in place of the injured [[Ken Griffey Jr.]], going 1-for-2 with a hit off [[David Wells]]. Edmonds finished the year batting .295 with 42 home runs and 108 RBIs. He received his third career Gold Glove Award and finished fourth in [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|National League Most Valuable Player Award]] voting.<ref name="stats" /> In the postseason, Edmonds batted .361 with 3 home runs and 12 RBIs in 8 games.<ref name="post">{{cite web |title=Jim Edmonds Postseason Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=edmonji01&t=b&year=0&post=1 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>

In 2001, Edmonds batted .304 with 30 home runs and 110 RBIs. He received his second consecutive Gold Glove Award, the fourth of his career.<ref name="stats" /> In the [[2001 National League Division Series]], Edmonds batted .235 with two home runs and three RBIs.<ref name="post" />

In 2002, Edmonds batted a career-high .311 with 28 home runs and 83 RBIs. He was awarded his third consecutive Gold Glove Award, the fifth of his career.<ref name="stats" /> In the 2002 postseason, Edmonds batted .355 with two home runs and six RBIs through eight games.<ref name="post" />

In 2003, Edmonds received his third career All-Star selection. Through the All-Star break, he batted .303 with 28 home runs and 67 RBIs. Edmonds started in center field in the [[2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star game]] and batted second, going 1-for-2 with a first-inning single off AL starter [[Esteban Loaiza]]. Edmonds slumped after the All-Star break, batting .214 with 11 home runs and 22 RBIs. He finished the season batting .275 with 39 home runs and 89 RBIs. He received his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Award, the sixth of his career.<ref name="stats" />