Well obviously, if they'd known what pujols would be, or even suspected, he wouldn't have been 12th round. But at some point (period of time), you have to attribute the general success of a farm system to skill rather than luck 13th round - 402nd pick Scouts worried that he didn't have a position, had a questionable arm, and was overweight. He had a tryout with Tampa before the draft and he didnt have a good hitting session. They expected HR's and Pujols kept hitting line drives. Not only that, but they had him work behind the plate as a catcher. The scout at Tampa resigned when the team didn't draft him.