I think he was doing fine. Of his 19 starts, only nine weren't "quality starts" and of those nine, most were due to a not pitching 6 innings. in his 19 starts, there were only 4 games where he gave up 4 or more ER, (2 more with 4 R). The fact that he started to get pulled earlier and eventually pulled from the rotation to me shows not that he has failed, but that he is having arm issues.