Gary Huckabay used the term "SOTA" in a chat not long ago - it stands for State Of The Art - and I like the term better than "saber-GM" or "stathead" since in it's 'beer and taco' state, a good front office is a 360 operation.

A comment on my last post reminds me ...

Ken Macha, Art Howe, Carlos Tosca, Eric Wedge, Grady Little

One of these things is not like the other ...

Little was full of personality, good in the clubhouse, and generally accepted to be a nice guy. He was not SOTA. I think Glenn Hoffman could be. I'm curious about the names that pop up in the impending search since managing/coaching is something of a blind spot in the sabermetric revolution. With Bill James in house, this might be something where we see his influence. This might serve as something of a wish list for organizations on the edge of trying something out of Moneyball.

While I wish Little no ill will - heck he's part of my favorite movie - I think Theo made another good move.