NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Not only are the Chicago White Sox working on a roster shuffle to help improve their offense, rearranging the pieces in the outfield also is on the agenda.

Manager Robin Ventura said the club will give Trayce Thompson a chance to play center field this spring and if successful, that move could mean that Adam Eaton switches to a corner outfield spot. General manager Rick Hahn reiterated the plan.

“We're going to have to go through spring training for that, but [Thompson] at least put himself in the conversation of getting to spring training and seeing what it looks like when he gets out there and how he plays and how it looks,” Ventura said. “But you're talking about a smart player that has moved himself into a position that we definitely need to seriously look at and see if we can get that out of him.”

Trayce Thompson hit .295 with five homers in 44 games during the second half of last season. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Thompson would be the White Sox’s best defensive outfielder at any of the three positions. Eaton would be a defensive upgrade over Avisail Garcia in right field and Melky Cabrera in left.

The question rotates around what the duo can give offensively, especially Thompson, who has power potential but has just 44 games and 122 at-bats of major league experience, all in the second half last year.

Thompson exploded on to the scene this past season, batting as high as .410 some 30 games into his big league career. That hot pace trailed off considerably when Thompson started to get more consistent playing time, but he still finished with a .295 batting average and a .533 slugging percentage, to go along with five home runs and 16 RBIs.

If both Thompson and Eaton are playing every day, it would cut into the opportunities for Cabrera or Garcia, although Cabrera could take over the designated hitter spot from Adam LaRoche. The complication there is that LaRoche is still owed $13 million for 2016 and his trade value is limited.

One trade fit for LaRoche could be with the Seattle Mariners, who might be interested in a power-hitting first baseman that can play solid defense.

Hahn said that before this past season ended, Eaton was notified about a potential position change for 2016.

“We’ll see what the offseason brings,” Hahn said. “It’s conceivable that’s how things play out next year. Adam was absolutely open to whatever we want to do. He said, ‘I just want to win. You guys just put me wherever you want.’”

Anywhere?

“I asked him if he could play third base,” Hahn joked.