Baldoquin was recently cut loose by the Angels, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
The Angels signed Baldoquin out of Cuba late in 2014, but the shortstop never made much of an impact at any of his minor-league stops. He slashed .241/.295/.317 with nine home runs and 21 stolen bases in 355 career minor-league contests and never ascended beyond the Double-A level.
Angels' Roberto Baldoquin: Back in action with High-A squad
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Baldoquin (hamstring) played in a minor-league game Thursday for the first time since April 12.
Baldoquin missed over three weeks of action due to his hamstring injury, but he is back in action at High-A Inland Empire. He will turn 22 in mid-May, so he will have an opportunity to move up a level at some point this season if he can improve upon last year's .560 OPS.
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Angels' Roberto Baldoquin: Lands on disabled list
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Baldoquin (hamstring) was placed on the 7-day disabled list Thursday, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.
Baldoquin left Tuesday's game for High-A Inland Empire with an apparent hamstring injury, and though Gonzalez notes that the injury isn't believed to be serious, he'll land on the DL as a precaution. As a top-10 prospect in the Angels' system, it makes sense for the organization to take a cautious approach with him. He'll be eligible to come off the disabled list April 21.
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Angels' Roberto Baldoquin: Leaves with hamstring injury
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Baldoquin left Tuesday's game for High-A Inland Empire with a hamstring injury, 66ers broadcaster Steve Wendt reports.
He apparently aggravated the injury while running out a double in the fourth inning. Baldoquin is a top-10 prospect in the Angels system, but that says more about how bad that farm system is than it does about Baldoquin as a prospect. Consider him day-to-day.
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Angels' Roberto Baldoquin: Reassigned to minor league camp
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Baldoquin was reassigned to minor league camp Thursday.
The 21-year-old shortstop had a solid showing with the Angels' big league camp this spring, going 3-for-8 with two doubles and four RBI over six games. He'll head down to minor league camp to get more reps and he remains a ways away from cracking the major league roster.
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Angels' Roberto Baldoquin: Gets non-roster invite to spring training
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Baldoquin will be a non-roster invitee to major league spring training, Pedro Moura of The Los Angeles Times reports.
Baldoquin, a 22-year-old Cuban middle infielder, received an $8 million signing bonus from the Angels in November of 2014. He's a big part of the team's plans for the future, but last season's .235/.266/.294 slash line at High-A Inland Empire makes it clear that his bat is nowhere close to being big-league ready. Even when accounting for his strong defensive reputation, Baldoquin is unlikely to reach the majors at any point in 2016.
