We wrap up our roundtable series with an early prediction of what the team's 2016 record might be.

What do you think the Braves record will be in 2016 as the roster currently stands now?

(Kyle Parmley): It’s tough to say, because the team constructed prior the the season last year could have flirted with .500. But they were completely dismantled in July to build for the future. That can’t be entirely ruled out again this year, since the goal is to be great from 2017 and beyond. But I don’t think flirting with 81 wins again is totally unreasonable. I think it depends on how the pitching staff holds up and develops.

(Tony Almeyda): I believe 81 wins will be their ceiling, while losing fewer than 90 games. If I had to bet on it, my wager is they'll finish 2016 77-85.

(Eric Cole): This team is better than last year’s and should be flirting with .500 for most of the year. The lineup has been upgraded somewhat and I expect Freddie Freeman to be healthy which was a big part of the Braves horrific decline in the second half. It would not take much to improve on offense from last year and I expect the Braves to still not be great on offense, but reasonable. The starting pitching should be around the same collectively, although the loss of Shelby Miller does sting. All of the young pitchers will be a year older with the experience of last year and the whole offseason to build off of. The bullpen is going to be the biggest upgrade over last year given that last year’s squad was historically bad. I see them at 79-83 at the end of the year, but a few wins higher isn’t impossible and if the Braves get a huge trade offer for Teheran or, god forbid, Freeman...well, it could get worse in a hurry.

(Brad Rowland): I’ll go with 71-91. The offense is well below league-average right now, the starting rotation is below league-average, and while you never know with bullpens, it doesn’t look particularly appetizing. Of course, there is a scenario where this projection is far too low. If Teheran comes back in earnest with a step forward from a couple of young pitchers, and we get the "peak" of Olivera’s potential in year one, then sure, a run at the .500 mark is at least partially conceivable. I would be shocked, though, if this team won more than 75 games.

(Demetrius Bell): I want to be bullish about the Braves’ chances at avoiding 90+ losses, but I can’t see it. Unless the youngsters take a leap in development, the rotation is not really anything to get excited about at the moment. The lineup is still going to have huge holes in it when it comes to the bats, and then there’s always the possibility that one of the more talented players on the roster could get traded if the Braves get the right call. There’s always the possibility that they could avoid a mid-season swoon like the one they endured during the dog days of last Summer, but again, I can’t see it. I think that they’ll probably spend 2016 being consistently bad instead of randomly flirting with .500 before bottoming out like they did in 2015. It’s all good though, because once the prospects start getting blooming, things are going to get more fun around here. Just gotta be patient -- help is on the way.

(Kris Willis): It is pretty difficult to peg a record prediction on the 2016 Atlanta Braves but I think a win total in the 70s would be an achievement for the team as it is currently constructed. Of course the team could look much different come July and they could still go in a variety of directions. If this rebuild is a story, then we are still in the opening chapters. I think it is going to be fun watching some of these young players develop and hopefully that carries into an improved product on the field for the Braves in the future.

(Ivan): Let’s do some quick back-of-the-envelope math: Replacement level is about 48 wins. My rough predictions for positions are about as follows: C - 1 win; 1B - 4 wins; 2B - 1 win; SS - 2 wins; 3B - 1 win; LF - 2 wins; CF - 3 wins; RF - 1 win; Teheran - 2 wins, rest of rotation - (this is super hard for me to predict, but let’s say they churn through all the arms until they find some combination that gives them 4 wins at the end of the season in aggregate). That’s 67 wins from the starters. Throw in about 3 wins from a kludged-together bullpen that hopefully ends up as average and another win from a bench that is hopefully non-horrible even if it isn’t great (because a great bench on this team would quickly just accede to the starting position at most places on the field), and I’m at 71 wins. This is a bit better than last year, though the Braves substantially outplayed their run differential last year (they had the worst run differential in baseball in 2015). [Note - I edited this because I'm an idiot and can't add or do arithmetic - thanks to Swainzy. In my defense, though, there's some research that teams that end up below .500 tend to end up about 30% more games below .500 than their projections, while tends that end up above .500 tend to end up about 30% more games above .500 than their projections, so maybe 68 wins would be a better guess? Anyway, I suck at math. Yay. Thanks swainzy.]

(Scott Coleman): Keith Law recently wrote the Braves won't compete in 2016 but could be "sneaky good."