What happened: Brewers manager Pat Murphy joined a podcast with Buster Olney to discuss the team's plans for the rest of the season for a player known as "The Miz," along with takeaways from Milwaukee's playoff series a year ago. The same episode features Jorge Castillo discussing trade-market fits for contending teams.

Why it matters: Milwaukee enters the stretch run at 62-36, tied for the majors' best last-five mark at 4-1, and is already lining up roster questions before the August 3 trade deadline. Murphy's comments on last year's playoff series come as the Brewers weigh how this year's roster compares heading into another postseason push.

What to watch: Listen for specifics from Murphy's comments on the podcast, and watch how Castillo's trade-fit analysis intersects with Milwaukee's own evaluation of third base and outfield targets ahead of the deadline.