"The highly successful run for Jermaine Dye with the White Sox apparently has come to a close after five years, with the South Siders using their November $950,000 contractual buyout on the 35-year-old veteran.

But Dye looks as if he's not limiting his free-agent options by not limiting his possible defensive positions. Although Dye has said he's not ready to take on a full-time designated hitter role, a Monday report on FoxSports.com claimed Dye is open to playing first base.

During his 14-year career, Dye has played 1,671 games in right field. He has 27 starts in left and nine in center, although at this point of his career, Dye would be considered a corner outfielder.

There also was one game at first base for Dye in 2005 with the White Sox, but he was considered a viable starting option at that position for the 2006 season and beyond if Paul Konerko had signed elsewhere as a free agent. With Konerko entrenched at first for one more year with the White Sox, a position move doesn't seem to be a possibility for Dye on the South Side of Chicago. "