He has been. He just didnt play today. He has a had a couple 0-fors in a row so Torre is probably just giving him the afternoon off. He will prolly be back tomorrow though.
He has been hitting in the 7th spot (I personally think him and Ethier should swap spots) and he just hasnt been producing anything. I know he is still hitting over .300 (barely though) but besides that he hasnt been driving in runs or much of anything.
It seems that pitchers have figured him out by pounding the outside corners with breaking pitches, but lets hope he can make his adjustments and continue to do what many people including me think he is capable of.