Ar is a veteran player that never really peaked in talent. He is a nice guy though and should do some ok job without much blundering. He hasn't really been the most active player recently.

Ar will likely not get too much playing time on this team. When playing, I see him being given relatively unimportant units and not excelling with them

When he shows up, you'll see a solid role playing from Ar-Pharason. However, his inactivity renders him to be a sub-average player for now.

Ar has always seemed to me to be a very solid player.  I haven't seen any thing happen this year that would change my mind.