David Morgan was not among the nearly 70 players who crammed into big-league side of the Padres’ complex in Peoria, Ariz., at the start of spring training. He broke camp with Double-A San Antonio, was handed a literal cup of coffee from Joe Musgrove at Petco Park before the end of April and on Tuesday jogged into a bases-loaded jam in a big-league game for the first time.

The 25-year-old rookie has come a long way in a few short months.

Yet, in the wake of Jason Adam’s season-ending quad injury , there’s so much more ground to cover.

“All of us will have to step up,” Morgan said. “(Adam) was covering a lot of roles. He was coming in early. He was coming in late. All of us are going to have to step up, for sure.”

The bullpen may be the least of the team’s concerns on Friday, as it ope

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