David Chadd

Not only has David Chadd headed the scouting departments of three major league baseball organizations, all three won championships during his tenure.

Chadd joined the Florida Marlins in 1994 as an area scout, which was the position he held when the Marlins won the World Series in 1997. He was promoted to Midwest Crosschecker in 1998, then Director of Scouting in 2001. While with the Marlins, he signed Wichita State’s Nate Robertson and aided in the signing of star pitcher Josh Beckett. 

In 2002, Chadd went to Boston as Director of Amateur Scouting. During his three years with the Red Sox, he was responsible for the signing of closer Jonathan Papelbon and future American League Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia.

Shortly after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series, Chadd went to Detroit, where two years later the Tigers played in the World Series. He was promoted to assistant general manager and remained with the organization for 18 years.

In 2022, Chad joined the Philadelphia Phillies as a special assignment scout.

Chadd played baseball at Kansas State, where he was an All-American in 1988 and is a member of KSU’s All-Century team. He holds the Wildcat career batting average record at .388. 

Following his playing career, Chadd spent two years as an assistant coach at Wichita State (1990-91) and Kansas State (1992-93).