This off-season, the broadcast-tech company Sportvision will install a new player-tracking four-camera system into ballparks that could finally help produce accurate defensive statistics.

I like BS and xBS the best.

* Arrive at the ballpark no later than one hour prior to the scheduled start time;
* Double-check and verify all pre-game information: rosters, umpires, weather conditions, etc.;
* During the game, enter the results of every pitch and game event (plays, substitutions, etc.) using our proprietary software and coding language;
* Work closely with our game-night support staff (via AOL Instant Messenger) to ensure proper scoring of all game events and accuracy of data;
* After the game, enter all post-game information: winning and losing pitcher, saves, holds, time and attendance
* Validate all stats in software box score against the official box score provided by the Official Scorer, and print out a final box score and game text for the club PR staff

Qualifications include:

* Previous experience (including pressbox exposure) with a professional or college sports team, preferably baseball;
* Exceptional (and demonstrable) knowledge of baseball and how to score a baseball game;
* Strong computer proficiency (Windows OS and Windows-based software) and the ability to quickly learn and operate new software;
* Regular availability to attend games in-person as required by the schedule: weekdays, nights and weekends;
* A "team player" with a great attitude, including but not limited to a willingness to make and learn from mistakes and the ability to work closely and cooperatively (and take direction from) our game-night staff;
* Professionalism. It's a fun job and we pay people to watch baseball, but it's also an important job and we want people who will take the responsibility seriously.

If I wasn't busy being a neurosurgeon, I would totally jump on this.

C: Joe Mauer, Twins
1B: Mark Teixeira, Yankees
2B: Placido Polanco, Tigers
3B: Evan Longoria, Rays
SS: Derek Jeter, Yankees
OF: Torii Hunter, Angels
OF: Adam Jones, Orioles
OF: Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
P: Mark Buehrle, White Sox

Gosling, Romero, and Scott Lewis were outrighted. Click the link for more details.

Caracas: Hector Rondon, Jordan Brown, Cristo Arnal, shortstop Carlos Rivero and infielder Karexon Sanchez.

Venezuela Cardenales: Luis Valbuena, Infielder Niuman Romero, right-hander Steven Wright, Caribes de Oriente; right-hander Johan Pino, Tigres of Aragua.

Dominican Republic: Infielder Andy Marte and outfielder Jose Constanza, Azucareros del Este; right-hander Frank Herrmann, Aguilas; left-hander Juan Lara, Las Estrellas Orientales; outfielder Lucas Montero, Gigantes de San Francisco.

Puerto Rico: Catcher Roberto Perez and right-hander Neil Wagner, Mayaguez.

Colombia: Third baseman Giovanny Urshela, Cartagena.

Arizona Fall League: Outfielder Nick Weglarz, outfielder/first baseman Matt McBride, shortstop Carlos Rivero, right-hander Zach Putnam, right-hander Carlton Smith, right-hander Connor Graham and right-hander Josh Judy, Peoria Saguaros.

Arizona Paralella League: Right-handers Rob Bryson, Joey Mahalic, Michael Pontius and Dave Roberts, left-hander Chris Jones, catcher Alex Castillo, first baseman Beau Mills, outfielders Matt Brown, Tim Fedroff and infielder/outfielder Adam Davis. They play for the Indians entry in the league.

(AP)—Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera(notes) and reliever Chris Perez(notes) have undergone surgical procedures since the season ended.

The team said Cabrera had an arthroscopic operation on his right elbow. He will begin therapy immediately and will remain in Cleveland for at least the next month. Cabrera batted .308 with six homers and 68 RBIs in 131 games this season.

Perez had a loose bone and cyst removed from the back of his ankle. He will begin his normal offseason strength and conditioning program in December. He was 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 32 games after coming over in a trade from St. Louis.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP)—A top prospect for the San Francisco Giants was charged with murder in the death of a 25-year-old man last weekend at a bar in his Caribbean homeland.

Angel Villalona, who received a club-record $2.1 million bonus when he was signed by the Giants in 2006, wore a bulletproof vest Monday to his hearing at a court in the city of La Romana. He pleaded innocent to the murder charge.

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Baseball America had Angel as the #3 prospect in their system going into the 2009 season. He has tremendous raw power, but incredibly raw in every other skill.