What do you think of the decision to keep Joba in the bullpen for the first two months of 2008?

I can't decide how I feel about this. I understand they want to preserve his arm, but it seems to me that making the transition to starter would be easier at the beginning of the season than in June. It also threatens the continuity of the bullpen when all of a sudden they have to find a new setup man in June (Hawkins, I guess). Your thoughts?