Well, America, Matt Harvey 2.0 has arrived. His name is Danny Salazar, and he makes me all tingly.

The similarities between the two are shocking. In his 10 2012 starts, Harvey had a 2.73 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 10.62 K/9 and a 3.94 BB/9. In his 10 2013 starts, Salazar finished with a 3.12 ERA, 3.16 FIP, 11.25 K/9 and a 2.60 BB/9.

Salazar throws straight gas (average fastball velocity of 96.2 mph) and has a pretty dirty changeup, so he should be able to keep his K/9 at least around 10 over the course of an entire season. Give this guy 33 starts, and he'll be a top-of-the-line starter in no time.

Taijuan Walker

My breakout pitcher is another hyped up prospect: Taijuan Walker for the Seattle Mariners.

Last week I mentioned the Mariners could be a surprise team. If Walker lives up to his billing, he could be one of the keys to a postseason berth.

Not much is known about Walker just yet. He was the Mariners top prospect in 2013, but posted a 9-10 record at AA and AAA. A win-loss record is not indicative of Walker's abilities though, so lets look at his other strengths.

Last season in the minors, Walker had 160 strikeouts over 141 1/3 innings, good for a 10.19 K/9. His ERA was 2.93 over 25 starts, but most of that came from quality starts at AA. At the AAA level, his ERA jumped to 3.61. His WHIP was a respectable 1.12 at both levels as well.

Walker's stats might not jump off the page, but it's what you'd expect out of a prospect that is wanted at the major-league level. He improved from year one to year two in AA, and probably would have done the same if able to stay at the AAA level.

Walker will need to improve on going deeper into games to fully succeed in the majors, but if he can keep his WHIP down and his ERA at a manageable level (don't forget what division he is in), he could provide just enough juice for the Mariners. He doesn't need to be the ace, but if he puts together enough quality starts, he'll be a great asset for the Mariners.

Trevor Bauer

My breakout pitcher in 2014 is post-hype prospect Trevor Bauer. While nothing about Bauer’s statistics suggest that he should breakout this year, I refuse to believe that his poor 2013 means that he is destined to be a bust.

Bauer was the third-overall pick in the 2011 draft and dominated the low levels of the minors with K rates that were so high they were almost comical. He made his MLB debut the next year and was typical Trevor Bauer, meaning that he coupled a high K rate with an absurdly high BB rate.

He was dealt to Cleveland the following offseason in a deal that many analysts, including myself, saw as a steal for the Indians. However, Bauer stumbled in both the Triple-A and MLB level last season, leading many to wonder whether he would ever overcome his control issues and fulfill any of his prospect hype.

Rumors from this winter say that Bauer has made some mechanical tweaks that have yielded positive results, and if so, he could revert to his status as a top prospect. The tools remain in place - he throws a multitude of pitches and has solid fastball velocity, but poor control has always done him in. However, I don't believe that mechanics are the root of his troubles.

Instead, I think Bauer's main issue has been his mental approach, not his physical ability to pitch the baseball. He isn't a Carlos Marmol type who simply throws hard and has no idea where the ball is going. Rather, Bauer seems to always nibble and go for the strikeout instead of attacking hitters.

Bauer’s stuff is good enough that he can throw pitches over the white part of the plate plate and still be effective. Some pitchers, such as Mark Buehrle, need plus-plus command to be successful, but Bauer is not one of those pitchers. If he can change his approach from always going for strikeouts at the expense of a high walk rate to a pitcher who attacks hitters, Bauer could enjoy a successful season in the Cleveland rotation.