It's no secret that MLB teams are, more than ever, run with surgical precision. Myriad factors have led to players being valued as "a sets," not least the ruthle s scalpel of Tony Phillips Jersey the Rays, who have found succe s while being scrupulous with their payroll.Tampa Bay's tendrils have extended throughout the league. More and more teams have adopted the franchise's team-building style. Two ex-Rays executives stand out as they helm two of the most storied clubs in the sport: Andrew Friedman is president of baseball operations for the Dodgers and Chaim Bloom is chief baseball officer of the Red Sox. Bloom is the more important person here.Friedman has taken the seemingly unlimited resources of Guggenheim Baseball Management and adopted an ambitious payroll structure. The Dodgers are aggre sive in pursuing other teams' players, both in trades and free agency, and their hit rate is exceptional.Bloom, meanwhile, is still finding his footing with the Red Sox as he deals with an impatient fan base that wants immediate results. His patient approach to fielding teams is at odds with the franchise's succe s since the turn of the century.RIVERA: Bloom was hired by the Red Sox in October 2019 to succeed Dave Dombrowski as team president, after four seasons as the Rays' vice president of baseball operations. He followed the "Rays Way" player development manual that Friedman helped to author.Red Sox Joe Morgan Jersey owner John Henry was glowing in his praise of Bloom after hiring him."We believe Chaim is exactly the right person to lead the Boston Red Sox baseball operation based on a number of attributes we sought in this proce s," Henry said. "We had done exhaustive work narrowing down candidates. That work led us to Chaim, who was the first executive invited to Boston for an interview. He made a strong impre sion on all of us and validated our initial research that he was the one to lead our baseball operation."Bloom had interviewed for other top executive positions before joining the Red Sox, including the Mets and Giants in 2018, the Twins in 2016, and the Phillies and Brewers in 2015.During that time, his resume was growing. Bloom's Rays teams were more competitive than anticipated. In 2019, the Rays finally broke through and returned to the playoffs, losing to the Astros in the ALDS.MORE:The Red Sox won the World Series in 2018 and fielded some of the highest-paid rosters in baseball under Dombrowski. They had the highest payroll in the game in 2019. Henry brought in Bloom to cut costs and still field competitive teams. The Red Sox's plan at the trade deadline was, frankly, confusing. With Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez being potential free agents, it was a sumed that one of the two might move. Bogaerts said that management a sured him he wasn't going anywhere, which made Oakland Athletics Custom Jersey Martinez the most likely rental piece to be moved.And Boston began the deadline looking like a seller. to the Astros for two prospects, a very Rays move. Vazquez is also a free-agent-to-be, and he got But then the Red Sox acquired catcher Reese McGuire from the White Sox for reliever Jake Diekman. McGuire will now be paired with Kevin Plawecki for the final two months of the season. Later that night on Aug. 1, the Sox upgraded their corner outfield by trading for the Reds' Tommy Pham. But it was confusing to see that move made after Boston traded Vazquez and acquired McGuire.On deadline day, the Red Sox acquired from the Padres, who needed to dump the veteran after he rejected a move to the Nationals as part of the Juan Soto trade. Boston sent left-hander Jay Groome to San Diego. The Padres will pay almost all of Hosmer's remaining salary (a reported $44 million from now through the 2025 season), meaning the Red Sox got to fill a need virtually free. But Hosmer can opt out of his contract after the 2022 season and become a free agent. These deals did improve the team.The Red Sox needed corner outfield help and they needed to get the Franchy Cordero-Bobby Dalbec first base tandem out of the lineup. Pham and Hosmeraddre sed both needs.But the moves don't move the needle that much for a Red Sox team that has been flailing since the All-Star Break Terry Steinbach Jersey but is somehow still chasing a wild-card spot.I think theres a lot of different things we were trying to accomplish. We wanted to give this group a chance at the postseason," . "I do think they have that chance. People who felt this group was good enough to make a run at it a few days ago, in my opinion, should still feel that way. This group looks a little different, but I dont think its any le s talented."Now we've reached the crux of the Chaim Bloom problem in Boston: For as good an executive as he is, his team-building ways aren't simpatico with a franchise with the Red Sox's history. In fairne s to him, the team is on track to pay a small luxury tax this season ($239.4 million payroll, per Spotrac, with the tax threshold being $230 million). But the Red Sox becoming a laughingstock on the field immediately before the deadline and then taking half-measures to addre s their needs won't sit well with the fans.The Red Sox need pop in their order; Hosmer has eight home runs this year and has hit the ball on the ground 58 percent of the time. Pham can hit the ball in the air, but he has just an 87 OPS+. With other outfielders on the market, the Red Sox, it seems, could have been more aggre sive.And Bloom is also hamstrung by ownership. Trading Mookie Betts to Friedman's Dodgers in 2020 was Bloom's first major move in Boston. It was emblematic of what he was brought in to do: cut costs and still field a team that can compete, even if it isn't winning championships. That's the Rays' M.O. too.MORE: It's no accident Dave Henderson Jersey Betts was dealt about a month after his record-setting $27 million arbitration settlement. That agreement was struck while Henry was talking about cutting costs. The episode served as a blueprint for what the franchise may do moving forward.The Red Sox currently have about $129 million committed for 2023. The tax threshold will be $233 million.MORE:If Bogaerts opts out of Oakland Athletics Jersey the remaining three years and $60 million of his contract something that is considered a given at this point they'll have to decide whether to re-sign him for a large sum. They'll also need to pay Rafael Devers a substantial amount in arbitration, and he can walk after next season. Management will find it very difficult to retain the faces of the franchise if it keeps heading in the direction of being cost-conscious. Bogaerts, who came up through the Red Sox organization, seemed despondent over Bloom's moves."I wouldn't say waved the white flag," he said Tuesday, per . "But that's a big piece Vazquez going out before all of us expected or hoped that someone was coming in. . . . It was a big move, it was a big piece of the team, yes. But it was at least trending in that direction, if you ask me. We got a couple good pl