I saw Taylor pitch all through college, and I think today he does nibble too much. I haven't seen his fastball get to the 90-92 range lately, and I can't answer why his velocity has gotten to 88-89. Maybe the shoulder injury beginning last year has taken some of velocity.
I don't know why everyone is so down on him lately, I know he has struggled, but he still possesses excellent stuff.
Taylor is still fearless, and will return to form that everyone got use to when he came up in 2006, and at the end of last year. He is by no means a mental midget, and will turn it around.