OXON HILL, Md. -- Even before landing Chris Sale, the Boston Red Sox got the man they wanted -- a setup man, in fact.The AL East champions locked down their eighth-inning spot Tuesday, acquiring right-hander Tyler Thornburg from the Milwaukee Brewers in a package that included infielder Travis Shaw.Relief pitchers have been a main focus across the majors this offseason, and Thornburg was the centerpiece in the first trade at baseballs winter meetings.Hes what we were looking to try to find, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said.He is somebody we like a great deal, he said. Projects to be a quality eighth-inning individual for us.The 28-year-old Thornburg will set up for closer Craig Kimbrel. Thornburg was 8-5 with 13 saves and a 2.15 ERA in 67 games for the Brewers, striking out 90 in 67 innings.Kind of a breakout year, Boston manager John Farrell said.Milwaukee also got minor league infielder Mauricio Dubon, minor league right-hander Josh Pennington and a player to be named or $100.The 26-year-old Shaw hit .242 with 16 home runs and 71 RBI last season. He mostly played third base, and also saw time at first.Its always challenging to trade major league players, especially major league players who have been as productive as Tyler was for us this past season, Brewers general manager David Stearns said, but were real excited about the players were getting, including one who we expect to impact the major league team immediately.The 22-year-old Dubon hit a combined .323 and scored 101 runs between the Single-A and Double-A levels. The 21-year-old Pennington was 5-3 with a 2.86 ERA in Class A.Thornburg took over as the Brewers closer for the last two months after Jeremy Jeffress was traded to Texas, and was equally effective against lefty and righty hitters. He held left-handers to a .130 batting average last season, and at one point retired 26 hitters in a row overall.Thornburg features a firm fastball and a curve that improved when he tinkered with his mechanics. He made barely over the major league minimum salary last season and is now under Bostons control for three years.After beginning his pro career as a starter, Thornburg became a reliever after having elbow trouble in 2014. Hes been healthy since the middle of 2015 and his arrival comes at the absolute right time, Farrell said.Thornburg said on a conference call with reporters shortly after the deal was announced that his arm settled down once his role did.I never really had a role. I ended up bouncing back and forth between starting and relieving, he said. Going into this season, the thing that makes you feel pretty good about that is I didnt have any flare-ups last year.Thornburg will join right-handers Joe Kelly, Heath Hembree and Matt Barnes and lefty Robbie Ross Jr. in the Red Sox relief corps. When Kimbrel needs a day off, Thornburg can close.Not looking to make any more additions to our bullpen, Dombrowski said.Red Sox relievers Koji Uehara, Junichi Tazawa and Brad Ziegler became free agents after the season.Dombrowski said the Red Sox asked about Thornburg last season and the Brewers didnt want to deal him. Last month, Stearns said Milwaukee was interested in Shaw, and trade talks increased during the last week.Dombrowski said he felt comfortable trading Shaw because third baseman Pablo Sandoval has recovered well from shoulder surgery that sidelined him for most of last season.Shaw hit 34 doubles last year in his first full season in the majors. He made 99 starts at third base.Dubon stole 30 bases and had 69 RBI for Class A Salem and Double-A Portland. Drafted in 2013, he is a career .306 hitter in the minors.Dubon is a promising prospect, but Boston already has All-Star Xander Bogaerts at shortstop.Were excited to be able to add him to what is a continually improving farm system, and Pennington is a nice low-level, high-velocity reliever, Stearns said.The Brewers went 73-89 this year. Earlier in the offseason, they signed free agent Eric Thames, who played two years in the majors and has spent the last three seasons in South Korea. Taylor Jones Jersey . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey Large . 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