Derek Pierson Wins 2019 NFBC Diamond & $75,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Derek Pierson of St. Louis, Missouri won the 2019 NFBC Diamond League title and the $75,000 league prize. Derek finished with 119 points to win the title by 12 points. Glenn Schroter finished in second place to earn $35,000, while Bill Phipps/Eric Kesselman finished third to earn $20,000 and Joe Berg finished fourth to earn $10,000. Great job everyone and congrats to the money winners.

Here's the final standings:

2019 NFBC Diamond League Final Standings:
1 Derek Pierson MSTV314 119
2 Glenn Schroter King of Queens 107
3 Bill Phipps Schadengimps Diamond Draft 105.5
4 Joe Berg Money 105
5 Anthony Botzo Choo Much to Handle 98
6 Donn Johnson Johnson 95.5
7 Rob Silver Silver 82.5

Here's the prizes payout for the Diamond League:
League Prizes
1 $75,000
2 $35,000
3 $20,000
4 $10,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Derek Pierson drafted from the 8th spot in the NFBC Diamond League in Las Vegas and started with Trea Turner as his foundation piece. Here's his draft results:

MSTV314
8 1 Turner, Trea SS MSTV314
23 2 Story, Trevor MI MSTV314
38 3 Marte, Starling OF MSTV314
53 4 Springer, George OF MSTV314
68 5 Jansen, Kenley P MSTV314
83 6 Kershaw, Clayton P MSTV314
98 7 Odor, Rougned 2B MSTV314
113 8 Carpenter, Matt 1B MSTV314
128 9 Grandal, Yasmani C MSTV314
143 10 Mazara, Nomar OF MSTV314
158 11 Hosmer, Eric CI MSTV314
173 12 Ryu, Hyun-Jin P MSTV314
188 13 Smith, Will P MSTV314
203 14 Winker, Jesse OF MSTV314
218 15 Wacha, Michael P MSTV314
233 16 Matz, Steven P MSTV314
248 17 Mancini, Trey OF MSTV314
263 18 Kiermaier, Kevin UT MSTV314
278 19 Gray, Sonny P MSTV314
293 20 Lamb, Jake 3B MSTV314
308 21 Hudson, Dakota P MSTV314
323 22 Astudillo, Willians C MSTV314
338 23 Margot, Manuel OF MSTV314
353 24 Brasier, Ryan P MSTV314
368 25 Keller, Brad P MSTV314
383 26 Wainwright, Adam P MSTV314
398 27 Perez, Hernan 2B MSTV314
413 28 Perez, Martin P MSTV314
428 29 Castillo, Diego P MSTV314
443 30 Zimmer, Kyle P MSTV314

[Greg Ambrosius]

Derek also had a solid 2019 season as he competed in three Main Event leagues, finishing second in two of them and third in another. He also won one Rotowire Online Championship league title, finishing 138th overall. Cnograts Derek on a solid, solid season.

[Texas Connection]

Congrats Derek on a great win.