I started out as a Salty apologist, started to sympathize with the doubters a little bit for a while, and then drifted back in towards the Pro Salty camp. I'd be perfectly fine holding onto him on a multi-year deal after this season.
After 2008 and 2009, I think it's safe just to shrug whenever Papi gets cold for a bit and assume its only a matter of time before he gets it together.