"Rockies closer Huston Street visited noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews on Monday in Alabama for a second opinion on his ailing right shoulder, the Denver Post has learned. Street has been shut down on three separate occasions this spring with inflammation in his shoulder and had been working out in Tucson.

According to Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd, Street received positive news from Andrews, and that his visit shouldn't be interpreted as a setback.

"Everything looked great. I was told they didn't see any issues at all, so we are going to keep doing the same thing with him," O'Dowd said after the Rockies' 5-3 opening day win over Milwaukee. "He wanted a second opinion and everything came back really good."

Street received a three-year, $22.5-million contract over the winter, the largest deal the Rockies have ever awarded a reliever. He admitted that a change in his winter routine could have caused the shoulder stiffness that first developed in February. Looking to increase his velocity, Street threw off a mound multiple times before spring training, something he had never done before."