San Francisco, CA -- (Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants have traded second baseman Ray Durham to the Milwaukee Brewers for Single-A outfield prospect Darren Ford and Triple-A left-hander Steve Hammond.

Durham, who had right to negate the deal with his 10-plus years of MLB service, gave the go-ahead to finalize the deal following Milwaukee's 7-4 win over San Francisco Sunday, completing a three-game sweep. Durham, who is in the final season of a two-year $14.5 million contract, sat out the series with what the Giants said was the flu.

The 36-year-old is hitting .293 with 43 runs scored and 32 runs batted in for San Francisco in this his sixth season with the club. The veteran infielder is in the midst of his 14th season having posted a career average of .277 with the White Sox, Athletics and Giants. Durham would likely fall into a platoon situation with Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks, who is hitting a disappointing .218 this season with a .322 on-base percentage.

Ford, renowned for his speed on the basepaths, was selected by the Brewers in the 18th round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft and was named to the Class A Advanced Florida State League All-Star squad this season. He also was named a South Atlantic League All-Star in 2007. The 22-year-old is carrying a .230 average this season with 48 steals in 91 games for the Brevard County Manatees.

Hammond, 26, was selected as a sixth-round choice of Milwaukee in 2005. The lefty posted a 7-4 record and a 3.45 ERA over 15 starts for Double-A Huntsville of the Southern League this season before moving to Triple-A Nashville of the Pacific Coast League, where he stands with a 0-4 mark and a 7.41 ERA over four starts.

In related moves by the two teams, Milwaukee optioned infielder Joe Dillon to Triple-A Nashville following the game while San Francisco placed pitcher Keiichi Yabu on the 15-day disabled list with a sprain of his right middle finger. Giants pitcher Geno Espineli was recalled from Nashville and outfielder Dave Roberts was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Espineli on the 40-man roster. Roberts has been on the 15-day DL since April 8, so the move will not affect the team's ability to bring him back in the coming days.