Jim Thome is seventh on the all-time home run list with 612. (Getty Images)

Apparently 612 home runs aren't enough for Jim Thome -- the 42-year old slugger wants to play in 2013.

"I'm not retired," Thome told Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. "If someone wants me to play, I"d consider it for sure. I feel good. If I didn't feel good, I wouldn't even consider it. But I feel good. I'd like to play."

Thome started the 2012 season with the Phillies and made 71 plate appearances, hitting five home runs in 30 games. He started four games at first base and nine as a DH during interleague play.  The Phillies traded him to Baltimore on June 30. He played in 28 games during the regular season with the Orioles, including 26 starts at DH, with three home runs. Overall he hit .252/.344/.442 with eight homers and 25 RBI.

Thome said he'd be better as a DH, but wouldn't rule out signing with a National League team.

"At this stage, am I an everyday player? No," Thome told Salisbury. "But I think I can still play. The best thing for me is being a designated hitter somewhere. But if an NL team calls, sure I'd consider it. I still feel like I can give a team a veteran presence and get a big hit off the bench."

Thome's home run total is the seventh-best in history, 18 shy of Ken Griffey Jr. for sixth on the list.

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