The Fightin ' Phils finished the season 89 - 52 .
Another Yankees affiliate -- the Trenton Thunder -- knocked Fightin ' Phils out in the first round. The former catcher received the Eastern League 's Manager of the Year award for the second year in a row .
The Fightin ' Phils finished the season 89 - 52 , but another Yankees affiliate -- the Trenton Thunder -- knocked Reading out in the first round. The former catcher received the Eastern League 's Manager of the Year award for the second year in a row .