The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a one-year, $13.5 million contract extension with Max Muncy.

The agreement includes a $10 million club option for 2024 with no buyout.

Muncy's option price can increase by $4 million based on plate appearances next year: $250,000 each for 50, 250, 300 and 350, $500,000 apiece for 400 and 450, and $1 million each for 500 and 550. He would get a one-time assignment bonus of $1 million if traded.

"This place means everything to me. There's not anywhere else that I'd rather play," Muncy, 32, said. "Hopefully, there's more after that."

The Atlanta Braves have begun to discuss a contract extension with Dansby Swanson, according to a report.

Swanson is currently scheduled to become a free agent after the World Series. The Braves have been aggressive in locking up young stars as of late, agreeing to lengthy deals with Ronald Acuna, Jr., Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Michael Harris II.

However, when those agreements were reached none of the players were on the verge of hitting the open market.

The Atlanta Braves have agreed to an eight-year, $72 million contract extension with Michael Harris II.

The deal for Harris, 21, runs through the 2030 season and includes team options for 2031 ($15 million) and 2032 ($20 million).

He's the youngest player in the league, but is hitting  .287 with 12 home runs, 13 steals and 39 RBI in 71 games.

David Dahl has opted out of his Minor League contract with the Washington Nationals.

The Nationals could choose to select him onto the Major League roster to keep him, but a report indicates they'll let him head back onto the open market.

Dahl signed on with the Washington organization last month. He struggled over his 18 games with Triple-A Rochester. He hit .224/.304/.343 in 79 trips to the plate, striking out on 22 occasions (27.8% rate). 

Carlos Correa is expected to opt out of his contract with the Minnesota Twins this offseason, according to a report.

Correa signed a three-year, $105.3 million deal with the Twins this past winter, but it includes the ability for the infielder to opt out in both 2022 and 2023.

He is hitting .264/.340/.427 with 13 home runs in 86 games this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have emerged as surprise challengers for an American League Wild Card berth and a payroll increase may be on the horizon.

"Our plan for this offseason has always been to significantly escalate the payroll," general manager Mike Elias said. "I think a lot of that's going to come through our own guys going into arbitration, but also we plan to explore free agency much more aggressively. We plan to maybe make some buy trades for some guys that are either on contracts or kind of in the tail-end of their arbitration."

"The success…has only cemented those plans.  I’m really looking forward to the offseason and kind of a winter meetings environment where we're buying.  I think it’s going to be a lot of fun for our group and for the organization."

The Orioles' Opening Day payroll was just $43.8 million, the lowest total for any Major League club's active roster.

Justin Verlander has triggered a conditional $25 million player option in his contract with the Houston Astros.

Verlander did so by crossing the 130-inning threshold in last Thursday's start against the Cleveland Guardians.

"I wasn't pitching to get to 130 innings," he said. "When we were doing the contract, [Astros owner] Jim [Crane] told me they wanted 130 innings for my player option. I was asking for a straight player option and they said they'd like 130 innings, and that was that. I thought that was a very fair number the way I like to pitch."

Verlander, 39, will now have the choice to return to the Astros for $25 million or to decline and test free agency. He has a 1.73 ERA this season.

Japanese right-hander Kodai Senga is expected to weigh offers from Major League Baseball teams this winter, according to a report.

Senga, 29, has a 2.05 ERA and a 3.48 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 105 innings for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks this season.

Although Senga signed a five-year contract with the Hawks last offseason, his deal includes an opt-out clause that he can exercise this winter.