Going to stop you right there and tell you that you are wrong. Look it up. You might not want to believe it, but it is out there. Much of the rest of this post doesn't help your argument.
Since you are fond of AJ HInch, guess who just hired a pitching coach, while being hired AFTER TLR? He's had seven days to reach out to key members of the team and at the very least introduce himself.
The conversation doesn't have to be of substance, but just a common courtesy used in pretty much any other industry out there. Hell the last time my little six man shop was sold by the time seven days were up, I had an email intro, a call with the new management team, and they had flown out to IN from NYC to meet us and have lunch with us.
If you want to be a leader? Lead. Don't rest on your laurels, especially when your choice raised eyebrows.