Only time will tell if David Chadd, the Tigers’ vice-president in charge of amateur scouting and drafting, did it again Tuesday when he plucked right hander pitcher  Jacob Turner out of high school with the team’s No. 1 pick in the amateur draft.
        Will Turner turn out to be another Justin Verlander? Another Rick Porcello?
        The odds are against that, of course. Things usually don’t work out so well.
        But, given Chadd’s track record, I wouldn’t bet against it.
        Chadd’s record since joining the Tigers in November of 2004 has been remarkable. In fact, it may be the best in the business.
        Since Dave Dombrowski brought Chadd to Detroit, he has selected Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, Porcello, Ryan Perry and now Turner, on the first round of the annual June  draft.
        In summer’s past, Tiger fans often looked at other team’s top picks and drooled.
        No more.
        Since the Tigers selected and signed Justin Verlander in 2004, their success in the draft has been the envy of baseball.
        Before joining the Tigers, the 43-year-old Chadd served in a similar capacity with the Boston Red Sox where he was responsible for drafting Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon and 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia.
        Prior to that, while working for the Florida Marlins, which was where he first teamed up with Dombrowski, Chadd was instrumental in the signing of Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez.