This is for two reasons.
Firstly, we need to track the types of inputs, their values, and also
the input variables; adding a struct gives us a little more clarity.
Secondly, when we come to implement prepared statements, we'll be
algebrizing queries without having the values available. We'll be able
to do a better job of algebrizing, and also do more validating, if we
allow callers to specify the types of variables in advance, even if the
values aren't known.