Counsell potentially on verge of extension

MILWAUKEE — The next logical step in the rebuilding of the Milwaukee Brewers would be extending the contract of manager Craig Counsell.

This step appears to be a matter of when, not if. At a press conference Tuesday at Miller Park, Brewers general manager David Stearns announced that the team’s entire Major League coaching staff would return for the 2017 season.

And Stearns spoke highly of Counsell, whose original three-year contract runs through 2017. The GM said that he was impressed by the energy present throughout the organization, and he said that Brewers fans could expect a high-energy club with consistent effort for next season and beyond.

“Craig and his staff deserve a lot of credit for doing that,” Stearns said. “This is an eight-month marathon starting in early February for a Major League team. You go through a lot of ups and downs, and to maintain that level of positivity and energetic commitment is a challenge. I think Craig and his staff did a really nice job of maintaining that throughout the year.”

The Brewers’ principal owner and chairman, Mark Attanasio, has already weighed in on the topic of Counsell’s performance.

“Craig has gotten the most out of this team, and I feel very good about that,” Attanasio said.

Counsell and Stearns indicated that they have a productive professional relationship.

“It’s normal, there’s no drama, it’s good conversation, we challenge each other, it’s moving it forward,” Counsell said.

“I think we both came in with an open-minded approach and we’ve been able to carry it through the entire season,” Stearns said. “We have the same …

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