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Well the National League East are pretty beast themselves, although they don’t compare to the Big Three of the American League East, but the defending Champion World Series Philadelphia Phillies had something to say about that as they beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. However, all three teams of the AL East have revamped and have gotten even better.  But what about the Little Beasts of the East in the NL East: the Phillies, Marlins, and Mets.

Sorry Braves and Nationals, you guys don’t make the cuts as far as the Little Beasts of the East. Well let’s breakdown the Little Beasts of the East First up are the defending Champs Phillies.

Philadelphia Phillies

Lineup:

1 Jimmy Rollins SS

2 Shane Victorino CF

3 Raul Ibanez LF

4 Ryan Howard 1B

5 Jayson Werth RF

6 Pedro Feliz 3B

7 Carlos Ruiz C

8 Marcus Giles 2B*

*All-Star 2B Chase Utley is injured for the start of season but when he returns, Giles moves to the bench and Utley will return to second base and bat third for the Phillies.

Rotation:

SP1 Cole Hamels LHP

SP2 Brett Myers RHP

SP3 Joe Blanton RHP

SP4 Jamie Moyer LHP

SP5 Kyle Kendrick or J.A. Happ

SU Ryan Madson

CL Brad Lidge

Florida Marlins

Lineup:

1 Cameron Maybin CF

2 Jeremy Hermida RF

3 Hanley Ramirez SS

4 Jorge Cantu 1B-3B

5 Dan Uggla 2B

6 Dallas McPherson 3B or Gaby Sanchez 1B

7 Cody Ross LF

8 Josh Baker C

Rotation:

SP1 Ricky Nolasco RHP

SP2 Josh Johnson RHP

SP3 Andrew Miller LHP

SP4 Chris Volstad RHP

SP5 Anibal Sanchez RHP

SU Scott Proctor RHP

CL Matt Lindstrom RHP

New York Mets

Lineup:

1 Jose Reyes SS

2 Luis Castillo 2B

3 David Wright 3B

4 Carlos Beltran CF

5 Carlos Delgado 1B

6 Ryan Church RF

7 Fernando Tatis or Daniel Murphy LF

8 Brian Schneider C

Rotation:

SP1 Johan Santana LHP

SP2 Derek Lowe RHP

SP3 John Maine RHP

Sp4 Mike Pelfrey RHP

SP5 Tim Redding or Jonathan Niese

SU J.J. Putz

CL Francisco Rodriguez