Recently , running backs have experienced somewhat of a resurgence in the NFL. a few touchdowns, they mean much more. They help to manage time. If you have a running back that can carry the ball 25-30 times a game and gain on average four yards a carry, you have a guy that can slow down the game, and keep your defense off the field. Having a good running back also keeps defenses fr om getting tired.It keeps the opposing defense on their toes , to always be prepared for the run, but having to question when the pass plays are coming. Most importantly, they make play-action plays that much more effective. You see it time and time again wh ere dominant running backs, can either fake out the play action really well , or get the defense caught off guard as they’re in pass coverage, even though a run play is coming. There’s so many important things that running backs do, but in this instance, we’re worried about touchdowns.Some running backs get really involved , while others may not. When we say what running backs will score 10 touchdowns, we’re talking total touchdowns. This is on the ground, and in the passing game. Quite a few running backs do it that are really involved, while others aren’t as involved. So , which running backs will be the top in the league, and which running backs will underachieve? You may be surprised to see some running backs won’t perform to what you may have expected. Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been reinstated from the restricted list and optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis after missing last season and the first part of this year because of visa issues. The 31-year-old Kang was unable to secure a work visa to travel from his native South Korea to the United States after he was arrested for DUI for a third time in December 2016 in Seoul. He received an eight-month suspended prison sentence.
Friday’s move is primarily procedural, since Kang already has played in 11 minor league games. He was cleared to travel to the U.S. on April 27.
Kang went 1 for 15 in his first four games for Indianapolis after batting .417 (10 for 24) in seven games for high Class A Bradenton.
Kang finished third in the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year voting after becoming the first native South Korean position player to make the jump from the Korea Baseball Organization to the major leagues. He hit .287 with 15 homers in 126 games that season, and then .255 with 21 homers in 103 games in 2016.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said there is no timetable for when Kang might be called up.
”He needs to play games ,” Hurdle said. ”He needs to have a real spring training
Friday’s move is primarily procedural, since Kang already has played in 11 minor league games. He was cleared to travel to the U.S. on April 27.
Kang went 1 for 15 in his first four games for Indianapolis after batting .417 (10 for 24) in seven games for high Class A Bradenton.
Kang finished third in the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year voting after becoming the first native South Korean position player to make the jump from the Korea Baseball Organization to the major leagues. He hit .287 with 15 homers in 126 games that season, and then .255 with 21 homers in 103 games in 2016.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said there is no timetable for when Kang might be called up.
”He needs to play games ,” Hurdle said. ”He needs to have a real spring training