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A look back at Craig Kimbrel’s dominance as the Atlanta Braves closer

Craig Kimbrel just notched his 400th career save against his former team, the Atlanta Braves. With this happening, what better time than look back and remember how truly dominate he was when he played for the Braves?

Kimbrel started his career in the majors on May 7th in 2010. He only pitched 20.2 innings that season, but was very good with an ERA of 0.44, 1.53 FIP, and 17.4 strikeouts per nine innings. He struggled with control some, with 7.0 walks per nine innings though. It should be noted, he was not utilized primarily as a closer in 2010.