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Despite the wealth of young talent that has graduated the minor league ranks and become an integral part of the MLB core, the Chicago Cubs still a deep and talented farm system.

Outfielders Eloy Jimenez and Ian Happ, right-hander Dylan Cease and corner infielder Jeimer Candelario are the team's top prospects and the four guys that are considered to be top-100 caliber talents.

There's plenty of intriguing talent beyond that group, though, as the team has loaded up on pitching prospects in recent drafts and could start to reap the rewards of that strategy in the years to come.

At any rate, ahead is a look at how the team's top five prospects—according to MLB.com—are performing and whether their stock is trending up or down as a result.

Note: The following is an update on the team's top five prospects who are currently active at some level of the minors. This time around, that meant No. 1 prospect Eloy Jimenez was excluded, as he's currently on the disabled list with a bone bruise in his right shoulder.