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          Top 10 bullpens in the majors

          Baseball hasn't seen a reliever dominate like Craig Kimbrel since Mariano Rivera emerged. Pouya Dianat/Getty Images
          • Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterDec 28, 2013, 09:30 AM ET
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            • Author of "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty"
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          The top 10 series continues with a look at the best bullpens in the majors.

          1. Atlanta Braves

          If you want to know what the start of a first-ballot Hall of Fame career might look like, Craig Kimbrel is the reliever version of Mike Trout. The Atlanta closer has faced 883 batters in the regular season, and among those, he’s struck out 381 and allowed 123 hits.