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Chicago Extends Contract with Iowa 12/11/2007 4:43 PM ET Iowa Cubs The Chicago Cubs announced Thursday that they have extended their Player Development Contract (PDC) with the Iowa Cubs for another four years, thus assuring the affiliation to the parent club through the 2012 season. The 2008 campaign will mark the 28th season in which Iowa has served as the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate. The current relationship is the 12th longest among the 159 clubs in affiliated baseball, with the longest being a 49-year pairing between the Baltimore Orioles and the single-A Bluefield, West Virginia club. The Cubs also extended their PDC by four years with their double-A club in Kodak, TN, class-A affiliates in Daytona, FL and Peoria, IL and a two-year extension with rookie level Boise, ID. By the end of these current contracts, the Cubs will have enjoyed a total of 76 seasons of relationships with its five minor league affiliates. "We are thrilled to extend agreements with our five minor league affiliates," said Cubs Vice President of Player Personnel, Oneri Fleita. "Our minor league clubs are a key contributor to the recent success we have enjoyed at the major league level, and they continue to help develop players who will impact the organization in the future." A look at the Chicago Cubs minor league system and their first year with those clubs: Class First year PDC expires* Total years at end of new contract AAA Iowa 1981 2012 32 AA Tennessee 2007 2012 6 A Daytona 1993 2012 20 A Peoria 2005 2012 8 Rookie- level Boise 2001 2012 10 *- after that baseball season This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.