Arroyo (3-4) gave up six runs over 5.1 innings in Sunday's loss to the Rockies. He allowed nine hits, including four homers, while walking two and hitting a batter. He struck out four batters in the outing.

EDGE Analysis

Despite Arroyo's ERA climbing to 6.75 with the outing, Reds manager Bryan Price doesn't intend to remove him from the starting rotation soon, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports. "Certainly, he's a veteran pitcher. He's a quality human being and he's a big part of the culture here in our clubhouse," Price said. "It's a challenging game. It's unforgiving. It doesn't even respect the best of people or the best of pitchers and players. I just have a lot of optimism with him because he knows how to pitch and he's been a winner." We'll see how the plans are altered once some of the injured Reds starters (Homer Bailey, Anthony DeSclafani, Brandon Finnegan) start to return.

Arroyo (3-3) allowed five earned runs on eight hits and two walks in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs. He struck out one.

EDGE Analysis

Arroyo was working himself out of trouble from the outset of this contest, allowing four runs in the first two innings, including a 462-foot bomb to Kyle Schwarber. The rocky outing inflated Arroyo's ERA to an ugly 6.31 on the season. Although he threw the ball well in his last two outings prior to this loss, it's hard to recommend him even as a streaming option at this point.

Arroyo (3-2) held the Giants to two runs over six innings Thursday, giving up six hits (including two solo homers) and a walk, striking out three.

EDGE Analysis

Arroyo left the game with a 2-2 tie, and the Reds rallied later to get the win. Because he's such a low-strikeout pitcher (only once has he topped four strikeouts in an outing), he's very difficult to roster. but he's starting to fulfill the role the Reds envisioned when they signed him. Starting the last two games against the Giants has helped. His next two starts are at Wrigley Field against the Cubs, then home against the Rockies.

Arroyo (3-2) allowed three runs, two of which were earned, on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.1 innings to earn the win Friday against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Arroyo was provided a 10-2 lead before exiting the contest after throwing 95 pitches. Despite the solid effort, his 6.54 ERA makes him a player to avoid in most fantasy leagues. He'll make his next start Thursday against the Giants.

Arroyo couldn't get out of the fifth inning Sunday against the Cardinals, allowing four runs on five hits and four walks, striking out just two batters.

EDGE Analysis

Arroyo hadn't allowed a run heading into the fifth inning when it all fell apart - he faced four batters in that fifth inning without retiring anyone. His ERA rose to 7.20 with the result.

Arroyo has been confirmed as Sunday's starter against the Cardinals, the Cincinnati Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans reports.

EDGE Analysis

Saturday's game was rained out, so the Reds will just bump everyone back a day in the rotation, setting up Arroyo to face Mike Leake in the final game of the weekend series. Arroyo is one of the worst starting pitchers in the game, sporting a 6.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 18 percent strikeout rate through four starts.

Arroyo's start Saturday has been postponed due to bad weather, the Cincinnati Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans reports.

EDGE Analysis

Arroyo will presumably be pushed back to start Sunday against the Cardinals, but that has not yet been announced.

Arroyo (2-2) allowed just two runs on three hits while striking out seven batters over six innings during Sunday's win over the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Arroyo isn't going to overpower anyone, but he was crafty and kept the Cubs guessing all afternoon. While the veteran has shown improvement with each start of the campaign, he's now allowed six home runs and owns a 6.86 ERA (5.79 FIP). Additionally, his seven strikeouts are unlikely to be a common occurrence after he fanned just nine batters through his first three 2017 outings. Arroyo lines up to face the Cardinals next.

Arroyo (1-2) notched his first win of the year Tuesday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks over five innings against Baltimore. He struck out four.

EDGE Analysis

This wasn't exactly an impressive outing, but it was certainly better than what Arroyo offered in his first two starts (11 runs in 10 innings in a pair of losses). He may have a rotation spot in Cincy for now, but with Arroyo as homer-prone as ever -- five already -- it's hard to imagine the 40-year-old holding down much in the way of fantasy value.

Arroyo (0-2) allowed five runs on seven hits over six innings in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers. He struck out two.

EDGE Analysis

Remarkably the 40-year-old needed only 80 pitches to get through those six innings, but that's just a sign the Brewers weren't afraid to swing their bats early and often against Arroyo. His return to Cincinnati has been predictably poor so far, as he has a 9.90 ERA through 10 innings and has coughed up four homers already, and the Reds might soon decide to let Cody Reed get another chance in the rotation if Arroyo can't start delivering some quality innings as opposed to just quantity ones. His problems keeping the ball in the park might cost him once again in his next start, though, at home Wednesday against the slugging Orioles.