Angels sign Cuban IFer Roberto Baldoquin

[Stradling]

On 10/4/2018 at 7:32 PM, UndertheHalo said:

I’m not trying to be a dick but it’s kind of funny.    I’m trying to figure out whether Scotty’s analysis on Kyle Kubitza was worse or this.  

Consistency is important to Scotty

[eligrba]

This thread feels like a reoccurring rash.

[UndertheHalo]

33 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Consistency is important to Scotty

And I still haven’t figured out which take was worse ! 

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

And I still haven’t figured out which take was worse ! 

It’s absolutely the Baldoquin take.  He made that based on whatever he saw in those videos against other competition that was unknown.  Versus Kubitza against more known talent and a much bigger availability of video to watch, or at least the ability to watch a minor league game or two.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

On 11/4/2014 at 2:15 PM, John Smith said:

 

 

Alden Gonzalez â€@Alden_Gonzalez

 

 

One scout believes Roberto Baldoquin is already MLB ready at SS. "He would immediately become Aybar's replacement if there's an injury."

 

I sure hope this scout was fired. 

[Taylor]

On 11/4/2014 at 4:03 PM, Angelsjunky said:

Wow. First week in November and we get a big, or rather middle, splash. I like his name, his age, and it sounds like he's got some potential. It also sounds like he's the new future third baseman.

lol

[Taylor]

AJ throws softballs.

[Angelsjunky]

Well, to be fair, there was no reason not to trust the Angels scouting at that point. But yeah, the facepalm is for me.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Well, to be fair, there was no reason not to trust the Angels scouting at that point. But yeah, the facepalm is for me.

We were all still enamored by Dipoto at the time.

[yk9001]

Any thread with the name baldoquin in it should be permabanned.

[T.G.]

I'm guessing AJ thought Baldoquin was "magical."

[Docwaukee]

I hate this f***ing thread.  

[failos]

How can you like Baldoquin's name? AJ you disappoint me

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

Well, to be fair, there was no reason not to trust the Angels scouting at that point. But yeah, the facepalm is for me.

Oh?  The three drafts prior to his signing weren't a clue?   The knowledge that it was taking them out of any future signings for a guy NOBODY saw as anything other than meh wasn't reason enough for pause?    No facepalm for you or anyone that was excited about this, it was 100% on the brain trust in charge at the time.

[Inside Pitch]

On 12/21/2014 at 6:16 PM, Dochalo said:

I like this story and hope it's true.  

Not so much...

[Docwaukee]

4 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Oh?  The three drafts prior to his signing weren't a clue?   The knowledge that it was taking them out of any future signings for a guy NOBODY saw as anything other than meh wasn't reason enough for pause?

we each have our own levels of accountability.  you are better at this so you should have disrupted that signing session somehow.  I guess that makes it your fault.  

[Inside Pitch]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

we each have our own levels of accountability.  you are better at this so you should have disrupted that signing session somehow.  I guess that makes it your fault.  

I don't like you.  You are mean.   

Thanks, Jerry!

BS aside... re-reading this I totally get why everyone was so geeked.  The Angels had been absent from the international game, Cubans were all the rage -- teams were having success left and right with those signings but holy schnikes was this an epic fail by the front office.

I just remember being completely aghast when it went down.

[Angel Oracle]

8 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

I don't like you.  You are mean.   

Thanks, Jerry!

BS aside... re-reading this I totally get why everyone was so geeked.  The Angels had been absent from the international game, Cubans were all the rage -- teams were having success left and right with those signings but holy schnikes was this an epic fail by the front office.

I just remember being completely aghast when it went down.

Dude barely even got to AA.

For $14 million

[Jay]

So he's completely out of baseball now?

[Slegnaac]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

I don't like you.  You are mean.   

Thanks, Jerry!

BS aside... re-reading this I totally get why everyone was so geeked.  The Angels had been absent from the international game, Cubans were all the rage -- teams were having success left and right with those signings but holy schnikes was this an epic fail by the front office.

I just remember being completely aghast when it went down.

[Inside Pitch]

10 minutes ago, Jay said:

So he's completely out of baseball now?

Yep, seems that way.  He'd be 27 and still in AA so, with fewer roster spots I can't imagine a team would waste one on him.

[Angels in 2030]

Actually, in reading through this from the OP on....i was pleasantly surprised to read so much skepticism and negativity to the signing at the time.  Well done for the most part AW. 

Of course the ever optimistic Mr. positivity himself Chuck chimed in to offset some of the negativity lol (specifically about the warning track power).  No diss to you Chuck -- i was once that way before time/age made me bitter (hahaha) about the Angels.  

[Lazorko Saves]

Sigh.  This is so over, it's stupid.

Every team has misses like this.

Maybe not every team had all misses for the time the Angels did.  Okay, fine.  But that time period ended when we signed Ohtani.  You forgot Ohtani was an international signing, didn't ya?

Rehashing Baldoquin at this point is pathetic.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Oh?  The three drafts prior to his signing weren't a clue?   The knowledge that it was taking them out of any future signings for a guy NOBODY saw as anything other than meh wasn't reason enough for pause?    No facepalm for you or anyone that was excited about this, it was 100% on the brain trust in charge at the time.

Ill say this. For those who dont remember, IP was one of the few on here that saw dipoto wasnt a good guy earlier than almost all the rest of us

 

Hes also been pointing out maddons faults before we brought him back....

I remember him also having a take on @Tank once that ended up being spot on

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 11/4/2014 at 2:06 PM, Inside Pitch said:

Season over...   This signing means no Vlady Jr. next year.

And there it is.... 7 years ago...

 

Sigh