The Milwaukee Brewers have traded right-hander Zack Greinke to the Los Angeles Angels for shortstop Jean Segura and two Double-A pitchers.

Greinke, a free agent after this season, is 9-3 with a 3.44 ERA this year.

"It should be fun. They are a great team," Greinke said in Milwaukee after the deal was completed. "After the first month of the season, they have been one of the best teams in baseball. There is a lot of talent there. A lot of great players. The pitching staff will be pretty incredible."

Greinke is scheduled to start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Brewers acquired Segura, the Angels' top position-player prospect, along with Double-A pitchers John Hellweg and Ariel Pena. The move further depletes an Angels farm system that was already thin in high-level prospects.

"It shows you that we're trying to win this thing," Angels right fielder Torii Hunter said Friday. "We're trying to win the division, not anything else. We're trying to take this division over, take the crown away from the Rangers."