The Giants have no plans to use Melky Cabrera if they are still alive in the playoffs when he is eligible to return to the field.

Cabrera is currently serving a 50-game suspension for using PEDs. He would be eligible if San Francisco reached the National League Championship Series.

The Giants are internationally putting together their roster for the best-of-five division series.

Cabrera can start working out at instructional league in Arizona 10 days before his suspension ends, so that factor weighs into the mix.

"Right now, we'll discuss that. We'll probably have something before the end of this homestand as far as Melky," Bruce Bochy said.

"We're talking about a lot of things, and that's one of them. I'll probably have an answer for you before we leave here to go down to San Diego. I think both on our side and Melky's side, you're getting down to the time period where he can start working out and doing some things. I think he needs to know and we need to know."