List of Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates

1990–present

The current structure of minor league baseball has been in effect since the 1990 season when the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Advanced A. The Rookie level consists of domestic and foreign circuits, the latter based in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.[1]

Year AAA AA Advanced A A Short Season A Rookie Foreign Rookie
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016 Iowa Cubs
2015 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Myrtle Beach Pelicans South Bend Cubs Eugene Emeralds Arizona League Cubs
2014 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Kane County Cougars Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2013 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Kane County Cougars Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2012 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2011 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2010 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2009 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2008 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2007 Iowa Cubs Tennessee Smokies Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2006 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2005 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2004 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Lansing Lugnuts Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2003 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Lansing Lugnuts Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2002 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Lansing Lugnuts Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2001 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Lansing Lugnuts Boise Hawks Arizona League Cubs
2000 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Lansing Lugnuts Eugene Emeralds Arizona League Cubs
1999 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Lansing Lugnuts Eugene Emeralds Arizona League Cubs
1998 Iowa Cubs West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Daytona Cubs Rockford Cubbies Williamsport Cubs Arizona League Cubs
1997 Iowa Cubs Orlando Cubs Daytona Cubs Rockford Cubbies Williamsport Cubs Arizona League Cubs
1996 Iowa Cubs Orlando Cubs Daytona Cubs Rockford Cubbies Williamsport Cubs
1995 Iowa Cubs Orlando Cubs Daytona Cubs Rockford Cubbies Williamsport Cubs
1994 Iowa Cubs Orlando Cubs Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Williamsport Cubs
1993 Iowa Cubs Orlando Cubs Daytona Cubs Peoria Chiefs Geneva Cubs
1992 Iowa Cubs Charlotte Knights Winston-Salem Spirits Peoria Chiefs Geneva Cubs
1991 Iowa Cubs Charlotte Knights Winston-Salem Spirits Peoria Chiefs Geneva Cubs
1990 Iowa Cubs Charlotte Knights Winston-Salem Spirits Peoria Chiefs Geneva Cubs

1963–1989

The foundation of the minors' current structure was the result of a reorganization initiated by Major League Baseball (MLB) before the 1963 season. The reduction from six classes to four (AAA, AA, A and Rookie) was a response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Short Season A in 1966.[1]

Year AAA AA A Short Season A Rookie
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963

Pre-1963

The minors operated with six classes (AAA, AA, A, B, C, D) from 1946 to 1962. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was reclassified from AAA to Open in 1952 due to the possibility of becoming a third major league. This arrangement ended following the 1957 season when the relocation of the National League's Dodgers and Giants to the West Coast killed any chance of the PCL being promoted. The 1963 reorganization resulted in the Eastern and South Atlantic Leagues being elevated from A to AA, five of seven Class D circuits plus the ones in B and C upgraded to A and the Appalachian League reclassified from D to Rookie. The Alabama–Florida League folded following the 1962 campaign.[1]

Year AAA AA A B C D
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1930
1929
1928
1927
1925
1924
1923
1922

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cronin, John. "Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors", The Baseball Research Journal (Society for American Baseball Research), Spring 2013.

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