Braves closer Craig Kimbrel has been outstanding his first two full seasons in the majors, closing out 88 games and striking out 243 batters in 139 2/3 innings since the start of the 2011 season. And the Braves aren’t expecting the 24-year-old closer to let up. “I look for him to do the same thing he’s done the last couple years,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said, per MLB.com. “You don’t have a crystal ball in front of you, but here he is. If he can do this for a 10-, 12-year career span, he’ll be up there with some of the big names and closers, you know, the [Mariano] Riveras and [Trevor] Hoffmans and those type of guys. Maybe a little longer than 12 years, but I don’t look for him to do anything more really. He keeps getting better because he wants to get better.”
