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 On Wednesday we wrote that the Colorado Rockies were holding their breath as Huston Street was having an MRI on his throwing shoulder.
Street and the Rockies can exhale now as the results of the MRI came back clean.
Street has been hampered by inflammation this spring and has yet to throw in an exhibition game. He threw about 25 pitches Monday and said afterward that his arm "felt great" but had discomfort during his throwing session the next day.
"He should be fine," said GM Dan O'Dowd. But the Rockies plan to "take it slow" with him.
This was no small scare as the 26 year old Street just signed a three-year $22.5 million deal in January after saving 35 of 37 games for the Rockies last season.
If he's not ready for Opening Day, it appears that Franklin Morales and Manny Corpas would be the likely candidates to step in for Street.
In the meantime, the Rockies are looking for an extra reliever, with free agent left-hander Joe Beimel a possibility.
The NL West is one of the most competitive divisions in baseball and the Rockies are once again expected to be in a three way dog fight for the division title with the Dodgers and Giants. In a division riddled with such parody, having Street closing out games is essential to their opportunity for success. - Paul Leume
Paul is a MLB columnist from Montreal, Canada. Paul, a one-time beat writer covering the Montreal Expos for the Montreal Gazette is a proud grandfather of 3 girls and now spends his time offering his thoughts and prospective on Major League Baseball on a variety of blogs and websites throughout Al Gore's internet.
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