Dodgers shine during historic stretch, with brighter days ahead

Red Sox infield prospect Xander Bogaerts reportedly is getting a promotion to the majors on Monday, a little more than a year after the Orioles' Manny Machado

Joe Lemire | Aug 19, 2013

Dodgers shine during historic stretch, with brighter days ahead /

Los Angeles got pointed in the right direction shortly after Yasiel Puig made his debut on June 3. — Los Angeles got pointed in the right direction shortly after Yasiel Puig made his debut on June 3 :: Mark J. errilT/AP

Red Sox infield prospect Xander Bogaerts reportedly is getting a promotion to the majors on Monday, a little more than a year after the Orioles' Manny Machado made his debut on Aug 9 of last year. The way mid-June has become a common time for a wave of promotions after the Super 2 cut-off, look for August to become a popular time for a second wave for contending clubs to promote prospects. The second wild card has reduced the pool of selling teams at the trade deadline, so it may seem increasingly advantageous for clubs to promote from within rather than pay prohibitive prospect costs for veterans in trades.

Published Aug 19, 2013

JOE LEMIRE

Staff Writer, Sports Illustrated Staff writer Joe Lemire is in his seventh year at Sports Illustrated and his fourth season covering baseball full time. Lemire writes features and analysis for SI and SI.com and is responsible for the website's weekly MLB Power Rankings. He has profiled Pirates star Andrew McCutchen and Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis for the magazine. Lemire's penchant for covering America's pastime is to be expected considering his inspirations, Tom Verducci and Peter Gammons, are among the most well-known writers in the sport. Before his current role, Lemire spent his first three years with SI oscillating between baseball, college basketball, high school football and sports business. This came on the heels of a summer internship with the magazine in 2004 and a tenure as a stringer with SI: On Campus. Born in Richmond, Va., and raised in Lowell, Mass., Lemire graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 with a B.A. in government and a minor in economics. Before joining SI he covered high school and college sports for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Va. He earned two Virginia Press Association awards for his work, one while a student writing at University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily and one at the Daily News-Record.