ANDY BOUCHIECATCHERHeight: 6’1 Weight: 205
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: August 6, 1985 (25) in Santa Ana, CA
Obtained: Signed by Detroit as a free agent 1/13/10
Full name: Andrew Michael Bouchie
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUSAttended Oral Roberts University...hit .376 as a junior and earned All-Mid-Continent Conference honors...resides in Chino, CA.
CAREER TRANSACTIONSOriginally selected by Milwaukee in the 7th round of the 2006 draft.
...signed with Long Beach in the Golden Baseball League prior to the 2009 season.
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signed by Detroit as a minor league free agent on January 13, 2010.CAREER2006 SEASON: Started his professional career with Helena in the Pioneer League.
...hit .265 (59-223) with 7 HR and 46 RBI in 61 games.
...had 5 RBI on September 2 at Billings.
...went 2-4 with 4 RBI on September 5 vs. Great Falls.
2007 SEASON: Spent the year with Single-A West Virginia in the South Atlantic League, hitting .216 (64-296) in 82 games.
...went 3-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI on June 12 vs. Hickory.
2008 SEASON: Spent the season with Single-A Brevard County in the Florida State League, hitting .197 (47-239) in 73 games.
...had five straight multi-hit games from May 25-June 2.
2009 SEASON: Spent the year with Long Beach in the Golden Baseball League.
...selected to the Golden Baseball League All-Star squad.
2010 SEASON:Split the season between Single-A Lakeland, Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo.
...started with Lakeland, hitting .135 (7-52) in 16 games from April 9-May 11.
...went to Erie, hitting .205 (41-200) in 59 games from May 14-August 29.
...connected for 2 HR and 4 RBI on June 27 vs. Richmond.
...played two games with Toledo, going 1-7 at the plate in September.