He doesnt strike the same kind of fear that he did in the past, so pitchers are flinging it up there.
But to go against what you are saying, he has been swinging earlier in the count of late. They had a stat on a yankee broadcast where he walked once in 62 ABs in one stretch. They also had a stat on his first pitch swings, which was way higher than his average. DOnt have the actual numbers, but it sounds like he started slumping, then starting getting overaggressive.