With 43 years as a front office executive in the Major Leagues, JP Ricciardi brings his unique analysis as someone who spent decades inside the game at the highest level. JP is the former GM of the Toronto Blue Jays (2001-2009), Special Assistant to (then) New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson (2010-2019) , Director of Player Personal for the Oakland A's during the beginnings of the "Money Ball" era (1986-2001) , to his most recent position as Sr. Advisor to the President of Baseball Operations for the San Francisco Giants (2018-2023). He spent the 2010 season as an analyst on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight". And now he brings his voice to a weekly podcast, "The Brushback with JP Ricciardi". JP teams up with John Arezzi, who most recently co-hosted "The Gibby Show" podcast with former Toronto Blue Jays Manager and current bench coach for the Mets, John Gibbons (2022-2023). Arezzi is also co-host with former Mets Manager Terry Collins on the upcoming "The Terry Collins Show".