- There’s a nasty cold going around the Surprise Rafter clubhouse.  Nick Evans was not at the field on Monday.  He reported a temperature over 101 and was told to stay home.  Jenrry Mejia’s sickness forced him to miss his start last Friday.   Mejia is scheduled to start Thursday against the Peoria Javelinas.

- LHP Eric Niesen is out with a strained oblique.  It’s questionable whether he’ll throw again in the AFL.

- Mets Pitching Coach Dan Warthen and Rehab Pitching Coordinator Guy Conti are in town to watch the youngsters throw this week.

- I sat down with Josh Stinson and Scott Moviel. I’ll publish excerpts of those interviews this week.

-From Monday’s game:

Ike Davis (.339/.364/.581) was 2-4, and stung a line drive over the shortstop’s head and a second one into rightfield.  On the ball he hit the other way to left, he looked like he might have been a little fooled, but still made good contact the other way.

Josh Stinson (pictured) was awfully wild, walking two and giving up a single.  His fastball sat at 91 mph, and he showed a four-pitch mix with a curve, slider (79 mph) and changeup (84).  He picked up the first out of the inning with a swing and a miss over a slider. After loading the bases, he escaped when Ruben Tejada initiated a double play by deflecting a hard hit ball at him with his foot, barehanding the ball out of the air, and firing to second.