Cessa had a fever Thursday night and has been scratched from his Grapefruit League start Friday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. Cessa instead will work a simulated game Saturday.

Analysis:

The right-hander proved much better as a starting pitcher last year (4.01 ERA) than as a reliever (5.30 ERA) and is battling for one of the final two spots in the Bombers' rotation. His fine spring so far (two earned runs on five hits and one walk, with five strikeouts and one walk in six innings) will keep him in the discussion likely until the final days, and when this illness subsides, Cessa will get back to work.