On top of Rick Ankiel and Lance Berkman, former St. Louis Cardinals Placido Polanco is one of the new additions to the ballot. He spent his first five seasons in St. Louis, and was a solid contact hitter for the team to the tune of a .296 average.
The other two, however, have a much deeper relationship with the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite Berkman only playing with the team for not even two seasons, his duels with the Cardinals and the magical 2011 run that turned him from annoyance to hero make him a unique figure in Cardinals lore.