After about 10 minutes of thought on the subject, my reaction is that this team (in my eyes) went from playoff contender to WS contender. Look, it was only a matter of time before Pap went back to the pen if the team didn't have a closer by mid season. My call was the All-Star break, but hey, even better he start the year there.
By ALL accounts, Pap's shoulder is in the best shape strengthwise it's ever been. So why not? He's not against this move and he's only making 400k/year. If he really thought he might be injured by this move do you think he'd risk the millions he's bound to get in the future as a starter? He may be a hick, but he's not stupid.
I think Lester is on the A Train to the Majors in a couple of months so Snyder (not Tavarez) should get the call to hold down the 5 spot until then. Good move because it was going to happen anyway.