4/12 10:15: Ladson adds that the Nationals made Dye a contract offer, but it wasn’t enough to uproot his family from Arizona to Washington.

One source close to the Nationals felt $4 million was a fair price for Dye.

4/12 12:06: Bill Ladson of MLB.com tweets, “I spoke to OF Jermaine Dye this afternoon. He said the Nats made him an offer, but it wasn’t enough to uproot his family.”

With the Spring release of Elijah Dukes, the Nationals have been linked to free agent Dye.

Dye was quoted last month saying, “I still feel like I’m a productive player and feel like I can contribute, but teams want me as a backup player,” Dye said in the Chicago Sun Times. ”I feel undervalued. I don’t think I have to go out there and prove anything. My numbers the last five or six years show I can help someone.”

Dye, 35, hit 27 home runs and drove in 81 RBIs in 2009. You can see Dye’s contract history and statistics here.