It's certainly an interesting hire, because it's not immediately obvious that he brings the kinds of skills that front offices typically look for: he's not a coder, he's not a quantitative analyst, and he's not a scout. He's a good communicator who thinks outside the box, and he's really smart. I like that the team identified him as someone who can improve their organization. It's unconventional, but they'll probably be stronger for having him around. I wonder what their pitch to him looked like.