If you thought the Cubs prospect pipeline ran dry after the mass promotions in 2015, the organization's latest move proves there's more where that came from.

The Cubs called up No. 5 prospect Albert Almora to the Majors on Tuesday as outfielder Jorge Soler headed to the disabled list. Almora was sent to Philadelphia for a potential promotion pending Soler's MRI for a hamstring injury sustained Monday, and the Cubs made the move official late Tuesday afternoon.

"Confidence was a big thing for me," Almora told the MiLB.com podcast in April. "Team USA helped me out a lot. There was a refresh button that I hit. Coming back, having a bunch of confidence in myself that I can play this game and that I'm good at what I do -- that's what I'm doing right now. Just playing the game the same I played in high school and Little League, having a lot of fun with that confidence."

Taken with the sixth overall pick in 2012 out of a Florida high school, Almora has been viewed as a potential five-tool star, though he hasn't quite become the slugger that had forecasted. The 22-year-old's best tools are on the defensive side as he's earned plus grades for both his arm and fielding tools in center. He could hit for a solid average as he's done at Iowa, even if he doesn't take many free passes with a career walk rate of just 4.4 percent. He has grown more aggressive on the basepaths with 10 steals in 2016 already representing a career high.

Almora, MLB.com's No. 80 overall prospect, would join Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Kyle Schwarber as exciting young North Siders to make their Major League debuts since the start of the 2015 season. Add the club's Major League-best 40-16 record, and it's easy to see why this is one of the most promising times in the organization's long history.

"I was so blessed to be chosen by the Cubs," Almora said on the podcast. "I felt like it was a family from the beginning, and it still is. It's even closer now as we speak. I've been so fortunate. I'm happy where I'm at, and it's a very exciting future."

In terms of playing time, Almora won't be plugged in as a direct replacement for Soler, at least initially. Cubs manager Joe Maddon told reporters Tuesday that he wouldn't be an everyday player and that infielder Tommy La Stella could receive more at-bats in Soler's absence. That likely means Bryant or Ben Zobrist would head to left, meaning Almora's greatest value to the big club might come as a late-game defensive replacement or pinch runner.

Either way, the 22-year-old should be excited to join an outfield corps already populated by Dexter Fowler and Jason Heyward, both of whom he got to know when he was a nonroster invitee to Spring Training.

"What I took from those guys -- first off they're great human beings," Almora said in April. "They took me under and helped me with any questions I had, anything. They were honest and gave me good pointers. Some of it wasn't about defense or baseball. It was about life -- just being you. That meant a lot to me. To be honest, man, it's great, great to have those guys. It's one of the best outfields in baseball right now. To be a part of the same outfield as them, it's a really humbling experience."