Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said he is speaking regularly with Craig Counsell but couldn't predict how soon the NL's longest-tenured manager would decide whether to return next season.

Arnold was a little more definitive about ace pitcher Corbin Burnes, who will be entering the final year of his contract in 2024.

"We'll see how it plays out over the course of the offseason, but I would expect him to be here next year," Arnold said about Burnes at a postseason news conference Tuesday, six days after the Brewers' playoff exit. "We can never close the door on any conversations, as you guys know. That's just the reality of where we are. But we know that he is a very, very valuable member of our franchise."