The Giants are reportedly interested in center fielders Michael Bourn and Shane Victorino. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The San Francisco Giants won a World Series with Angel Pagan in center field. But CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reported that the Giants are interested in adding two premier free agents to fill the position.

Heyman reported that the Giants are talking to both Michael Bourn and Shane Victorino about their open center-field slot. On Sunday, Giants general manager Brian Sabean told The San Jose Mercury News that the team’s first order of business at the upcoming meetings was trying to get deals done with Pagan and infielder Marco Scutaro. But he said the team would also look at “fallback options” if deals don’t come together quickly.

“We have fallback positions and have created options if one or both decides not to sign with us,” Sabean said. “We’ll react to what we’re up against. You have to play the game.”

Batting mostly out of the leadoff slot last season with the Giants, Pagan hit .288 with a .338 on-base percentage and 29 stolen bases. Of the three, Bourn is coming off the best offensive season. He hit .274 with a .348 OBP and had 42 stolen bases with the Atlanta Braves, who signed B.J. Upton to a five-year deal on Thursday to replace Bourn. Bourn is also the youngest of the three at 29.

Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera will not be rejoining the team for the postseason after serving his 50-game suspension. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera will not be returning to the team for the postseason after serving his 50-game suspension, Alex Pavlovic of the San Jose Mercury News reported on Thursday.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Cabrera would not be added to the postseason roster. The suspended outfielder was eligible to rejoin the club after the fifth postseason game, if the Giants get that far.

On Tuesday, Bochy said he would meet with GM Brian Sabean to finalize the 25-man postseason roster. Prior to the official announcement, Bochy said,

“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.”

Pavlovic tweeted Cabrera’s reaction to the announcement:

Melky: “While I am disappointed that I won't have the chance to join my team in (playoffs), I wish my teammates the best in the postseason."—
Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) September 27, 2012

More from Melky's statement: "I’ll be rooting hard for them to bring another World Championship to San Francisco!"—
Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) September 27, 2012

Cabrera was suspended on Aug. 15 after testing positive for testosterone. He was leading the league with a .346 batting average but requested that he be made ineligible for the batting title; the league made an exception to the rule on individual batting champions and granted the request on Sept. 21.

In what would qualify as a shocker if the subject were not struggling as much as he is, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy went on Jim Bowden’s show on SiriusXM Radio on Tuesday and acknowledged that he and general manager Brian Sabean have talked about having struggling ace Tim Lincecum either skip a start or even move to the bullpen.

Here’s the tweet from Bowden, the former Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals G.M.:

BruceBochy told us on our show today that he & Sabean have discussed ways to help Lincecuum incl missing a start or possible move to bullpen—
JIM BOWDEN (@JimBowdenESPNxm) June 12, 2012

Lincecum, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who signed a two-year, $40.5 million contract during the offseason, is 2-7 with a 6.00 ERA in 2012. Given his drop in velocity, there are some who believe that something is physically ailing the Freak.