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Originally Posted by WAITE HOYT 2
Really think the method to their madness with Arroyo is to buy some time and ease the youngsters into the rotation. Arroyo is not part of the long term plan. He does provide a very nice example of location and changing speeds being a very important piece of the pitching puzzle. Young guys try to rely on velocity these days instead of pitching. Regardless what his line was against Baltimore we won. He had two of the 3 wins on the home stand. Not bad for a 40 year old with a 84 MPH fastball coming off a 2 year lay off. Like you I have my doubts he can be effective over the season even after watching him pitch yesterday,
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I agree on him being a good mentor, etc. There's just a limit to how bad you can be and still be worth having around in that role. A near 7 ERA and 1 QS in 4 outings won't cut it. Hopefully he's bouncing back a little though. It'd be in the best interest of the Reds for it to work out. We'll see how he does in his next 2 starts.