Red Sox aiming to stay (World Series) course

BOSTON -- To put the Red Sox in a strong position to become MLB's first repeat champions since the Yankees won their third straight in 2000, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski felt his best course of action this offseason was to resist change.

And who could blame him?

The roster that won a franchise-record 108 games last year was not only stacked, but largely still under contract to return in 2019. Why would you mess with that?

Dombrowski made sure to retain two of the key pieces he acquired by trade last season. Boston re-signed World Series MVP Steve Pearce for one year at $6.25 million. More significantly, flame-throwing righty Nathan Eovaldi re-upped for four years at $68…