Travis Ishikawa is a postseason hero and World's Champion every other every other year, but he's been missing from the active roster because of a back issue. His rehab time is coming to an end, and the Giants are going to have a decision to make. Henry Schulman reports that Ishikawa knows there are no guarantees he'll be back on the roster.
The Giants have about four ways to handle this.
The first alternative is to send Matt Duffy down. He's been the best third baseman on the roster all year, a valuable pinch-hitter, and generally desirable utility player, but he's the only one with options.