Gregorio Petit traded to Yankees

Gregorio Petit was traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Yankees on April 1, 2015 in exchange for cash. The SS\2B\3B split 2014 between Triple A Oklahoma City and the Astros. He hit .297/.340/.457 with 10 HR, 43 RBI, 46 R, 1 SB in 85 games at Oklahoma City and .278/.300/.423 with 2 HR, 9 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 37 games with the Astros. This season he has started hitting .208/.286/.333 with 0 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 13 games with the Yankees. Over four MLB seasons with the Yankees, Astros and Athletics he has hit .269/.299/.383 with 2 HR, 15 RBI, 24 R, 0 SB in 75 games. He originally signed with the Athletics in 2001 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Petit turned 30 on December 10.