2024 Pitching Prospect Breakouts Pt. 2

Chris Clegg breaks down 15 breakout pitching prospects who you should get in on now in dynasty leagues before their stocks soar.

Cover Photo with images from the Dodgers and Down East Wood Ducks

One of my favorite articles to write each offseason is my breakout prospect list. Getting in on prospects early in the dynasty before their stock takes off is huge, and this is what I hope to accomplish in this article, helping you add this list of high-octane prospects to your dynasty farm system.

No matter how deep of a league you are in, we have you covered with a ton of pitching prospects that could breakout in 2024. Part one begins with 17 pitching prospects that I love for 2024. Find part one here:

2024 Pitching Prospects Who Could Breakout: Part 2

Hyun-Seok Jang, RHP, LAD, 19, 6’4”/200

Jang was projected to be the top pick in the KBO draft before the Dodgers gave him a $900k bonus to join their organization in August 2023. Jang is young and has no

professional experience, but when the Dodgers trade players to add international bonus money to make a signing like this, you should pay attention.

Despite being young, Jang already has a well-rounded arsenal, throwing four pitches, led by a fastball that sits 93-95 but reaches the upper 90s on occasion that he throws for a ton of strikes. Some scouts believe he could add more velocity given the bigger 6’4” frame.

From a breaking ball standpoint, Jang throws a power slider already in the mid-80s with high spin and sweeping action. The curveball sits in the upper 70s with nice downward action.

Jang still needs to work on his changeup development, but if it does come along, he could have a solid four-pitch arsenal. Jang tends to overthrow at times, but he still is a consistent strike-thrower. It is hard to put a projection on him, considering he has not pitched professionally, but there is a lot of like in his profile.

Aidan Curry, RHP, TEX, 21, 6’5”/250

Curry signed with the Rangers as an undrafted free agent in the shortened 2020 draft as a tall, projectable arm. After slowly moving through the system and building up innings in 2021 and 2022, Curry took off in 2023, spending time between Single-A and High-A where he combined for a 2.75 ERA across 88.1 innings with 104 strikeouts and 39 walks.

The fastball currently ranges from 92-94 during starts but can get up to 96 mph, but it plays up due to extension from Curry’s tall frame and long arms. It generates carry-up in the zone with some arm side movement as well.

His slider plays as a plus pitch, sitting in the low-80s with a big two-plane break, showing lots of depth and sweep. He gets chase and whiffs on the pitch consistently. The changeup is more inconsistent but shows late fade and tumble, which plays well against lefties.

Curry throws strikes at a league-average rate, which is encouraging even though the walk rate sat near 11 percent. Seventeen of his 21 starts saw Curry allow two walks or less. There is plenty of upside, and it is still early in Curry’s development. 2024 could be the year of a big breakout.

Darren Bowen, RHP, MIN, 22, 6’3”/180

Bowen is one of the more underrated arms in all of baseball, who was traded to the Twins earlier this offseason. The 22 year-old was drafted in the 13th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of UNC Pembroke, a D2 school that also produced River Ryan.

Pitching 55.2 innings in Single-A Modesto this year, Bowen posted a 3.88 ERA with 59 strikeouts. Tossing strikes at a league-average rate, Bowen did post a walk rate north of 10 percent, which has been a range he has been in for most of his career.

Bowen’s fastball sits in the mid-90s, with a very low VAA, averaging over 18 inches of IVB while having 12+ inches of run consistently. It comes from a highly athletic delivery, and Bowen works rather quickly. The fastball has outlier traits, which allows it to play up significantly.

He gets ugly swings and misses from a slider that has a ton of sweeping action, sitting in the low-to-mid 80s. The curveball plays off of it well, sitting near 80 mph with a two-plane break and a ton of sweep.

Bowen does throw a changeup on occasion that has about 7 mph of separation from the fastball with 17 inches of fade regularly. While the command still has questions, Bowen’s arsenal is extremely solid, making him worth keeping an eye on. If the command ticks up a notch, we could be talking about him among top 100 prospects.

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