JUPITER, Fla. -- For all the injuries Martín Prado has dealt with the past two seasons, managing a minor head cold on Friday is the least of the veteran infielder’s worries, nor are the Marlins too concerned.

Foremost, Prado’s main objective for 2019 is staying healthy. From there, the 35-year-old is ready to embrace whatever role the organization asks of him.

“I told them I’m available for anything,” said Prado, who right now says he feels fine physically, save being a little under the weather. “Whatever decision they make, I’ve got to go with it, and hope, personally, I have a healthy year. That’s the most important thing for me.”

Already, the Marlins have said they plan to go with Brian Anderson at third base, which means a change of position for Prado. So, he’s seeing action at first base, along with Neil Walker, Peter O'Brien and Garrett Cooper.

The big picture approach the team is taking is they plan on easing Prado into game action.

“With Martin, we just want him to be available,” manager Don Mattingly said. “That’s the main thing, because we know if he’s available, he’s going to do well.”

Prado isn’t expected to play in the first few Grapefruit League games, which begin Saturday against the Cardinals at 1:05 p.m. ET at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

“We’re going to make sure he feels like he’s game-ready,” Mattingly said. “Then, we’ll start getting him ready. There’s plenty of time with him. It’s not about, if he can play. It’s about if he’s healthy.”

Along with first base, Prado also is fielding grounders at second base and third.

“They told me to work on first base,” Prado said. “There’s not a role that’s been set.”

A consummate pro, Prado is at a point in his 14-year MLB career that he doesn’t take any day on the field for granted.

“I tell the young kids, ‘Man, when you’re playing every day in the big leagues, enjoy every single moment, every single day,’ “ Prado said.

A series of setbacks sidetracked him in 2017-18, where he’s combined to appear in 91 total games. In 2018, Prado appeared in 54 games, hitting .244/.287/.305 with one home run and 18 RBIs.

Since Spring Training in 2017, Prado has been plagued by left hamstring strains and a sprained right knee, as well as left quad and right abdominal strains.

Prado is signed for $15 million in 2019, the last season of his three-year, $40 million deal.

In preparation for 2019, Prado changed his offseason workout routine, putting a greater emphasis on flexibility.

From November to the start of Spring Training, Prado did yoga, at least twice a week with a personal instructor.

“I changed my whole workout routine, doing more flexibility,” Prado said. “It’s stuff that helps me rotation wise, to help maintain my rotation, and make sure my core is in a solid place.”

The root of his lower-body issues, Prado said, is the alignment of his pelvis.

“The pelvis is related to both sides,” he said. “More likely, my left side is the one that’s been bothering me the last two years. But that relates to the pelvis.”

In his workouts, flexibility and recovery were stressed. The yoga workouts were conducted in stages. The first stage was range of motion, and the second focused on strength, mobility and range of motion.

“When I got to the third stage, I started feeling pretty good overall,” Prado said. “If you could have your body [healthy] to play 20 years, you will play 20 years.”

Early in Spring Training, all is going well for Prado.

“I feel good, until today,” he said joking, noting his head cold.