Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is Major League Baseball's top slugger, but he is already struggling to stay healthy in 2016 due to a knee issue. 

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For a manager, navigating a bullpen through a baseball season is like driving your car down an unkempt road. You try to avoid the damage, but you eventually resign yourself to the understanding that you’ll hit a pothole.

Over the course of a 162-game season, no team’s bullpen looks the same from month to month. There are injuries that force call-ups, doubleheaders that require fresh arms and, inevitably, at least one guy whose struggles force a change.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create baseball's ultimate lineup, one that will play in the biggest game ever played. The pitchers you'll face remain a mystery—chances are they'll be the best of the best—and you can only pick from current players.

Who do you choose?

Zack Cozart is nearly nine months removed from undergoing season-ending knee surgery, but the Cincinnati Reds shortstop has been working his way back to full strength in spring training. 

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Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley will not be forced to serve a two-game suspension for purposefully sliding into Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada after the league lifted its ban Sunday.  

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is dealing with lower back tightness suffered on Saturday. It's unclear when he'll return to the field.

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Holliday Scratched vs. Astros

Saturday, March 5

Manager Mike Matheny told reporters Holliday wouldn't play on Saturday due to his back issue. 

Chicago Cubs players may refer to 38-year-old teammate David Ross as "Grandpa Rossy," but the veteran catcher showed Friday he is still young enough to make some pretty nice plays.

In the case of MLB's star players, two important factors determine how they are expected to perform.

Past success and the value of their contract.

Both serve to set an expectation for their on-field product. Each year, there are those whose surprisingly stellar play increases their stardom and others whose poor play brings their status among the game’s elite into question.

Both cases are rampant each baseball season. The 2015 season was no different.

Comcast SportsNet New England reporter Jessica Moran resigned from her position Friday after questions cropped up regarding her relationship with Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, according to the Boston Globe's Mark Shanahan.

Kansas City Royals setup man Kelvin Herrera's home in the Dominican Republic was robbed during the offseason.

The fireballing right-hander took to Twitter on Friday, complaining about the lack of police response to the case, which began in January.