Brad Penny would like the Dodgers to offer him a contract extension, and his agent recently took the first step by sending a proposal to General Manager Paul DePodesta. "This is a good place to play, this team will always compete for the playoffs," Penny said. "I'd like to stay." Penny, 27, will become a free agent at the end of the season if he doesn't get an extension. He is making $5.2 million this season and may command a salary of $7 million to $9 million a year if he remains healthy. His situation is complicated by the unusual biceps nerve injury he suffered last season.