Feb 27, 2010 11:02 AM EST

Jermaine Dye is shocked that he's still unemployed.

"I'm shocked," Dye told the Chicago Sun-Times. "I really am in disbelief, but what can I do?"

Over the last five seasons with the White Sox, Dye was first among American League outfielders in home runs and second in RBI.

"I still feel like I'm a productive player and feel like I can contribute, but teams want me as a backup player, and that's something I'm not ready to do," Dye said.

"I feel undervalued, basically. I don't think I have to go out there and prove anything to anyone. My numbers the last five or six years show I can help someone."

Via Chicago Sun-Times