Scott Fleming Wins 2023 New York Ultimate & $40,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Scott Fleming did it again!!!

Fleming, of Wayne, New Jersey, has now won his third straight NFBC New York MTM Ultimate League title and the $40,000 league prize as he is the first three-peat champion of this league. The only other person who has registered a three-peat in an NFBC high-stakes private league is Shawn Johnson, who won the NFBC Diamond Auction League four straight years (2018-2022). Scott once again led much of the way as he took the lead from Mike Mager in Week 15 and held onto that lead for the last 12 weeks of the season.

Scott finished with 113.5 points to win the $40,000 league prize. Simon Haft had a strong finish to wind up second with 108.5 points, while Jason Duponte finished third with 105.5 points. Simon won $20,000 for his runner-up finish, while Jason won $7,500.

Cost of entry for the NFBC New York MTM Invitational Ultimate League was $10,000.

This event was held at Dave & Busters in New York City this year with Scott wearing a crown as a two-time defending champion and taking home a monstrous trophy. While we won't be returning to New York City officially in 2024, we sure would like to keep the MTM Invitational Ultimate League going next year. We have some ideas and we'll work with Mike Massotto to keep this great league alive one way or another. There are options, so plan on this one returning in 2024 because I'm confident we'll make it even more high profile this March.

This league was broadcast live on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and we hope to have that happen again in 2024.

Kudos to all of the winners of this unique and fun league. Here's the final standings:

NFBC New York MTM Ultimate League Invitational Standings:
1 Scott Fleming 376 grams 113.5
2 Simon Hanft Hanft 108.5
3 Jason Duponte Cue the Duckboats MTM 105.5
4 Steven Weimer Striding Snake 98.5
5 Eric Albright EA Sports MTM 95
6 Michael Mager Bronx Yankees ULT 90.5
7 Daniel Semsel Dan Vogelbach's Diet Plan 80.5

NFBC New York MTM Invitational Ultimate League Prizes:
1 - $40,000
2 - $20,000
3 - $7,500

[Greg Ambrosius]

Scott Fleming becomes our first three-time winner of the New York Ultimate League. Joe Thelen and Mike Massotto won two titles each when it was the New York Super, but Scott has dominated this league each of the last three years. This is also his fourth Ultimate League title, having won his first one in 2007. He now has the most NFBC Ultimate Draft League titles as he was previously tied with John Lemke, who won three Ultimate League titles from 2013-15. Jon Stadtmueller has also won four NFBC Ultimate Auction league titles, same as Scott in the draft format. Here's the complete list of NFBC Ultimate League winners:

2005 - David DiDonato
2006 - Eddie Gillis
2006 - David Deterra (League 2)
2007 - Donn Johnson
2007 - Scott Fleming (League 2)
2007 - Brent Grooms (League 3)
2008 - David DiDonato
2008 - Andre Bourcier (League 2)
2009 - Rick Thomas
2011 - Chris Schinker
2011 - David Deterra (League 2)
2012 - John Lemke
2013 - John Lemke
2014 - Leonard Ringle
2015 - John Lemke
2016 - Derek Pierson
2017 - Anthony Botzo
2017 - Joe Thelen (NY)
2018 - Anthony Botzo (LV)
2018 - Jason Duponte (NY)
2019 - David Einhorn (NY)
2019 - John Lymberis (O)
2021 - Scott Fleming (NY)
2022 - Scott Fleming (NY)
2022 - Steve Jupinka (O)
2023 - Scott Fleming (NY)

[Greg Ambrosius]

Draft spots are pulled on the spot right before the draft in New York City for this MTM Invitational, and I believe Scott's baseball was the first one pulled that night. He took the first draft spot and built his team around Ronald Acuna, Jr., who had a historic 2023 campaign. Here was his winning draft:

376 grams
1 1 Acuna Jr., Ronald OF 376 grams
2 30 Scherzer, Max P 376 grams
3 31 Goldschmidt, Paul 1B 376 grams
4 60 Pressly, Ryan P 376 grams
5 61 Perez, Salvador C 376 grams
6 90 Gimenez, Andres 2B 376 grams
7 91 Bogaerts, Xander SS 376 grams
8 120 Webb, Logan P 376 grams
9 121 Gilbert, Logan P 376 grams
10 150 May, Dustin P 376 grams
11 151 Detmers, Reid P 376 grams
12 180 Miranda, Jose CI 376 grams
13 181 Bellinger, Cody OF 376 grams
14 210 Volpe, Anthony MI 376 grams
15 211 Jung, Josh 3B 376 grams
16 240 Schmidt, Clarke P 376 grams
17 241 Fulmer, Michael P 376 grams
18 270 Gurriel Jr., Lourdes OF 376 grams
19 271 Andrus, Elvis UT 376 grams
20 300 Keller, Mitch P 376 grams
21 301 German, Domingo P 376 grams
22 330 Thompson, Bubba OF 376 grams
23 331 Walker, Taijuan P 376 grams
24 360 Olivares, Edward OF 376 grams
25 361 Brubaker, JT P 376 grams
26 390 Patino, Luis P 376 grams
27 391 Sabol, Blake C 376 grams
28 420 Montero, Rafael P 376 grams
29 421 Diaz, Aledmys 2B 376 grams
30 450 Taveras, Leody OF 376 grams

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were all of Scott's winning FAAB bids throughout the year:

376 grams:
March 26:
Jhony Brito 21
Patrick Wisdom 33
Carlos Santana 8

April 2:
Corey Julks 2
Michael Soroka 9

April 9:
Andrew Chafin 13
Alex Call 4

April 16:
Brad Boxberger 46

April 23:
Edward Olivares 3

April 30:
Louie Varland 88
Matt Brash 8

May 7:
Bryce Miller 434
Seth Brown 5
Nick Pratto 3
Zach McKinstry 1

May 14:
Kendall Graveman 3
Brandon Belt 4

May 28:
Aroldis Chapman 7
Pavin Smith 2

June 4:
Justin Lawrence 46
Brusdar Graterol 2

June 11:
Wade Miley 12
Nick Maton 3
Emmanuel Rivera 5

June 18:
Jake Bauers 5
Dairon Blanco 3

June 25:
Garrett Cooper 20
Mike Ford 7
Derek Hill 2
David Peterson 2

July 2:
Keaton Winn 10
Michael Grove 5
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2
Connor Wong 2

July 9:
Tanner Scott 3
Jo Adell 6
Darick Hall 7

July 16:
Endy Rodriguez 20
AJ Smith-Shawver 5
Matt Mervis 5
Kyle Isbel 1

July 23:
Jake Cave 2
Robert Suarez 2

July 30:
Michael Toglia 8
Adam Ottavino 6
Ji Man Choi 4
Daniel Vogelbach 1

August 6:
Nick Senzel 6
Seranthony Dominguez 3
Cole Ragans 3
Oscar Gonzalez 2
Randy Vasquez 2

August 13:
Jon Singleton 8
Luken Baker 3
Bryan Abreu 3
Mark Vientos 2
Akil Baddoo 1
Stone Garrett 1
Jordan Diaz 1

August 20:
Noelvi Marte 17
Mike Ford 2
Jason Adam 1
Jose Alvarado 1
Elehuris Montero 1

August 27:
Dominic Canzone 3
Garrett Cooper 2
Mason Miller 3
Michael Busch 2
Johan Rojas 2
Kevin Pillar 1

September 3:
Jasson Dominguez 17
Dylan Dodd 1
Oswald Peraza 1
Michael King 1
Michael Brantley 1
Everson Pereira 1

September 10:
Ryan Noda 2
Jake Rogers 1
Andy Ibanez 1
Liover Peguero 1
Brett Baty 1
Mark Vientos 1
Bryan Abreu 1

September 17:
Kole Calhoun 1
Shane Bieber 2
Jeff Hoffman 1
Nick Martini 1
Joey Votto 1

September 24:
Cavan Biggio 1
Kyle Farmer 1
Randal Grichuk 1
Jared Triolo 1