Coming off a disappointing year plagued with injuries, bullpen struggles and clubhouse controversy, the Washington Nationals look to rebound in 2016.

After firing former manager Matt Williams, the Nationals brought in Dusty Baker to revamp the club. Baker boasts an impressive resume having won three Manager of the Year awards and taken three different teams to the playoffs: the Chicago Cubs, the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds.

Along with the managerial change, the Nationals also had major holes to fill in the offseason due to the departure of shortstop Ian Desmond, starting pitchers Jordan Zimmermann and Doug Fister, and center fielder Denard Span. The Nationals went out and acquired center fielder Ben Revere (in a trade for Nationals relief pitcher Drew Storen), former Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, and relief pitchers Shawn Kelley, Yusmeiro Petit, Oliver Perez and Trevor Gott through free agency.

Last season, despite numerous injuries, the Nationals were able to score the third most runs in the National League (NL) largely because of reigning MVP Bryce Harper. In 2015, Harper led the NL in home runs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage and is poised to improve upon those totals this season. The projected opening day lineup is as follows:

1. CF – Ben Revere
2. 3B – Anthony Rendon
3. RF – Bryce Harper
4. 1B – Ryan Zimmerman
5. 2B – Daniel Murphy
6. LF – Jayson Werth
7. SS – Danny Espinosa
8. C – Wilson Ramos
9. P – Max Scherzer

Pitching-wise, the top of rotation features ace Max Scherzer, who is fresh off a 2015 season which contained two no-hitters and the franchise record for strikeouts in a season, flame-thrower Stephen Strasburg and left-hander Gio Gonzalez. The back end of the rotation will include second-year starter Joe Ross and 29-year-old Tanner Roark.

The Nationals’ weaknesses include defense and relief pitching. The Nationals had a 0.985 fielding percentage last season, ranking eighth in the 15-team NL and suffered from 90 errors. Although the bullpen is having a solid spring training, it still seems shaky. As a group, the bullpen suffered mightily from chemistry and talent issues last year, especially from closer Jonathan Papelbon, whose most notable moment last year was choking Harper in the dugout.

Here are my predictions for the Nats’ team record, lineup and rotation with everyone healthy:

Team Record: 90-72

Lineup:

1. CF – Ben Revere – 0.298 AVG, 2 HR, 38 RBI
2. 3B – Anthony Rendon – 0.285 AVG, 21 HR, 59 RBI
3. RF – Bryce Harper – 0.322 AVG, 38 HR, 102 RBI
4. 1B – Ryan Zimmerman – 0.268 AVG, 15 HR, 70 RBI
5. 2B – Daniel Murphy – 0.280 AVG, 18 HR, 62 RBI
6. LF – Jayson Werth – 0.265 AVG, 16 HR, 54 RBI
7. SS – Danny Espinosa – 0.258 AVG, 15 HR, 49 RBI
8. C – Wilson Ramos – 0.262 AVG, 12 HR, 45 RBI

Rotation:

1. Max Scherzer – 16-8, 2.82 ERA, 256 K
2. Stephen Strasburg – 15-6, 3.02 ERA, 235 K
3. Gio Gonzalez – 12-10, 3.78 ERA, 174 K
4. Joe Ross – 9-8, 3.90 ERA, 130 K
5. Tanner Roark – 8-8, 4.06 ERA, 122 K