Good morning from Phoenix,

The plight of a player acquired by a contender at the trade deadline is that he is expected to help a team win. Right away. A lot.

And on top of that pressure, the new guy is also trying to assimilate into a culture that has already been established, attempting to catch up on the inside jokes and traditions and figure out a way to fit in.

The player also might be batting in a new spot in the order, playing out position and/or not playing as much.

Ryan O’Hearn sat at his locker on Tuesday and answered a question about the biggest challenge he was working through five days into being a member of the Padres.

“Seeing what my role will be and what my role is going to be,” he said. “I’m still kind of figuring that out.”

Last night, his role was to start in right

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