LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers began their offseason by picking up the club options for third baseman Max Muncy ($10 million) and lefty reliever Alex Vesia ($3.55 million), a source told MLB.com ahead of Thursday's deadline. The club has not confirmed the news.

Muncy, 35, has only appeared in 173 games over the past two seasons, but he has been a key cog in the Dodgers' lineup when healthy. While he slumped at the plate through the first month this year, Muncy slashed .268/.406/.563 in 72 games from April 30 on. His 137 wRC+ was the fourth highest of any Dodger, behind Shohei Ohtani (172), Will Smith (153) and Freddie Freeman (139).

Notably, the Dodgers went 60-40 in the games he appeared in, as opposed to 33-29 without him. Muncy went on the injured list twice: first with a bone bruis

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