Bryce Harper returned to the Washington Nationals with authority on Monday night.

Harper, who missed two months with a thumb injury, had some opinions about how the team's lineup should have been constructed.

With Harper back, Matt Williams put Ryan Zimmerman at third base, Anthony Rendon at second base, Harper in left field and benched Danny Espinosa.

"I think [Zimmerman] should be playing left. Rendon's a good third baseman. He should be playing third. We've got one of the best second basemen in the league in Danny Espinosa," Harper said. "Of course, we want the best-hitting lineup in there. [But] I think Rendon playing third and Zim playing left is something that would be good for this team. I think that should be what's happening."

The proposal would also put Denard Span on the bench and Harper himself in center field, the position he's politicked for weeks to play.