Who Has The Better Lineup, Phillies or Mets?

The Phillies are the defending champs and until the Mets prove otherwise, the Phillies are still the team to beat. That said, it's a new year and the slates are wiped clean. I am going to do a four part series that takes a look at at the lineup, rotation, bullpen and bench, of the Mets and their current division nemesis, the Phillies. Here are the projected lineups based on information from different baseball sites including Baseball Reference. Edge Phillies Mets Edge J. Rollins 1 J. Reyes C C S. Victorino 2 Tatis/Murphy C. Utley 3 D. Wright C C R. Howard 4 C. Beltran C R. Ibanez 5 C. Delgado C J. Werth 6 R. Church C P. Feliz 7 L. Castillo C. Ruiz 8 B. Schneider C In the lead-off spot I gave the edge to Jose Reyes over former MVP, Jimmy Rollins. Reyes outperformed Rollins in every significant category including AVG, OBP, SLG and SB. Rollins may talk a good game, but in 2008 Reyes was tops. The number two spot is a little tricky. Victorino is ...