Although much of the $214.8 million the Baltimore Orioles spent this winter was dished out to keep players from leaving rather than adding new faces to the roster, general manager Dan Duquette is confident his team can compete in 2016 despite finishing at .500 last year with a similar group of players.

"I think we've tried to address the needs of the team going into the spring," Duquette told Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun. "Obviously, we have some more work to do. But returning the veteran core of the team, with the players we added, we should be very competitive."

With only days remaining until spring training, Mark Trumbo, Vance Worley, and Korean expat Hyun-soo Kim represent the club's most notable offseason additions. Amid glaring weaknesses in the outfield and rotation, the Orioles' roster is tabbed to finish 78-84 in 2016, according to Fangraphs' projection system, good for last place in the American League East.

Their rotation, in particular, remains uninspired, and Duquette said the club has "been trying to address bringing more pitching depth to the club." Even if their widely reported negotiations with free-agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo result in a deal, only one of the club's internal rotation candidates is projected to post an ERA below 4.00.

Name WAR GS ERA FIP Chris Tillman 1.5 32 4.28 4.62 Ubaldo Jimenez 2.1 31 4.18 4.28 Kevin Gausman 2.3 28 3.83 4.05 Miguel Gonzalez 0.8 26 4.46 4.82 Tyler Wilson 0.7 18 4.52 4.67 Odrisamer Despaigne 0.3 13 4.54 4.75

Still, Duquette remains optimistic about his club's chances, especially with Chris Davis set to return and last year's relief corps - which led the American League in wins above replacement - still mostly intact.

"Bringing back Davis and keeping our core of players together is good, but we also have to be aware of our pitching depth," Duquette said. "The bullpen should be strong. The defense is good. We have our core players back up the middle - (Matt) Wieters, (Adam) Jones, (J.J.) Hardy, (Jonathan) Schoop."