 "He has a gift", Williams said.Picked in the 41st round (the 1,241st pick overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros, he did not sign.He was then drafted again, in the 30th round (886th overall) of the 2003 Draft by the Texas Rangers, 13 rounds behind future teammate Ian Kinsler, and this time he signed with the Rangers after they offered him a lucrative contract.