Defender Jack accepts he has an uncertain future at Sunderland
“I'm looking forward to seeing the start date for next season really, because I think it's going to be a big year for me.”
Baldwin says he ‘loved’ his time at Sunderland, having been a regular under Ross before the 5-4 defeat to Coventry City last April.
He only made one competitive appearance after that, impressing in the 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Burnley last August.
Baldwin admits the defeat to Mark Robins’ side ‘still annoys him’.
“My season at Sunderland was a real mixed bag,” Baldwin said.
“I was making a step up, came into the side for the second game away at Luton and then I pretty much played the majority of the games up until the back end of the season.
“At that point, it was the most games I'd played in a season, for the biggest club I've played for, so it was a real good season overall, if you take away the last ten games or so.
“We played a home game against Coventry, and it still annoys me to think about it now, one of those days where everything that could go wrong, went wrong.
“The gaffer made five or six changes for the next game and that was literally the end of my time there.
“I wasn't getting on the bench leading into the playoffs, so I was just training without anything to look forward to really.
“I'd played in the Checkatrade final which was unbelievable, albeit we lost on penalties, but it was a big achievement for me to play at Wembley.
“I loved my time there, great club, great people, it just didn't finish the way I'd ideally have liked it to.”
Baldwin is one of 11 senior players whose contract expires next month, with three loanees also set to depart as it stands.