Carl Willis confident Red Sox can fix starting rotation woes

Credit: Nancy LaneCarl Willis might have the toughest job in the majors right now.

The Red Sox pitching coach since last May, when he was hired to replace the recently-fired Juan Nieves, Willis has managed to avoid panicking while observing the Sox’ pitching woes, which may have reached a low over the weekend.

Over the last five games, their starting pitchers allowed 23 runs (19 earned) over 26 innings.

The club has moved to a four-man rotation for two-plus weeks while they utilize extra off-days to avoid sending one of their many struggling starters to the mound out of the fifth spot. Perhaps he’s overly-optimistic, but Willis said he doesn’t believe the team needs to look outside the…