 Following an injury lay-off and falling out of favour under new Colchester manager Aidy Boothroyd, Baldwin was signed by Bristol Rovers on loan in November 2009.He made six appearances on loan with Bristol Rovers but his future at Colchester was in doubt, with manager Boothroyd telling Baldwin that he was fifth in line to Magnus Okuonghae, Paul Reid, Danny Batth and Matt Heath in central defence.He was set to sign for Bristol permanently following his loan spell in early January 2010, however with a transfer fee agreed between the two clubs, Baldwin decided to stay and fight for a place with Colchester.