Roberto Baldoquin was getting tons of hype when the Los Angeles Angels gave the then 20 year old Cuban born middle infielder an 8-million dollar signing bonus to come to the Angels in January of 2015. At the the time Erick Aybar was in the last year of his contract and the Angels were looking for someone who could potentially replace Aybar at short.
That season the Angels invited Baldoquin to major league Spring Training camp and then sent him to Single-A and the Inland Empire 66’ers. What is ironic is that he was signed by then general manager Jerry Dipoto who was instantly impressed with Baldoquin’s skill set.