And you still aren't.
The only thing they did was thought "this guy doesn't have the balls to be a closer. He wants to start. He has dominant stuff. If it translates to a SP role, he could be a 2nd-3rd starter. (which has more value than a setup guy)"
They never said "let's go out and actively hurt Bard" in a comic evil genius voice.
If they knew Bard would basically lose 8mph on his FB, they wouldn't have moved him.
Everyone on here wanted a FA SP. No one expected the 4-5 would be Dubs AND Bard. Trying to make Bard a SP wasn't the mistake. The mistake was not signing Buehrle or some else.