<Tr> <Td> DSL Cubs 1 </Td> <Td> Dominican Summer League </Td> <Td> Boca Chica, Dominican Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DSL Cubs 2 </Td> <Td> Dominican Summer League </Td> <Td> Boca Chica, Dominican Republic </Td> </Tr> <P> Before signing a developmental agreement with the Kane County Cougars in 2012, the Cubs had a Class A minor league affiliation on two occasions with the Peoria Chiefs (1985--1995 and 2004--2012). Ryne Sandberg managed the Chiefs from 2006 to 2010 . In the period between those associations with the Chiefs the club had affiliations with the Dayton Dragons and Lansing Lugnuts . The Lugnuts were often affectionately referred to by Chip Caray as "Steve Stone's favorite team ." The 2007 developmental contract with the Tennessee Smokies was preceded by Double A affiliations with the Orlando Cubs and West Tenn Diamond Jaxx . On September 16, 2014 the Cubs announced a move of their top Class A affiliate from Daytona in the Florida State League to Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League for the 2015 season . Two days later, the Cubs signed a four - year player development contract with the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Midwest League, ending their brief relationship with the Kane County Cougars and shortly thereafter renaming the Silver Hawks the South Bend Cubs . </P> <P> The Chicago White Stockings, (today's Chicago Cubs), began spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1886 . President Albert Spalding (founder of Spalding Sporting Goods) and player / manager Cap Anson brought their players to Hot Springs and played at the Hot Springs Baseball Grounds . The concept was for the players to have training and fitness before the start of the regular season, utilizing the bath houses of Hot Springs after practices . After the White Stockings had a successful season in 1886, winning the National League Pennant, other teams began bringing their players to Hot Springs for "spring training". The Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Spiders, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, New York Highlanders, Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Red Sox were among the early squads to arrive . Whittington Park (1894) and later Majestic Park (1909) and Fogel Field (1912) were all built in Hot Springs specifically to host Major League teams . </P>

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