I dunno, I would bet 90% of Twins fans couldn't have named a single starter we were throwing at them before that series started.
We just beat the Cubs yesterday with 9 innings on Brandon Sproat and Shane Drohan. Go read through the Cubs Reddit game thread and see if Cubs fans knew anything about the two guys that just out pitched their ace.
Some may be tired of the ho hum schtick but it likely is and will always be the main motivating button for 70% of our roster. We are a team of misfits and overlooked guys who out perform our projections partially BECAUSE our coach puts those chips on their shoulders. The few you named (Yeli, Bill, Brice, etc) are the guys who don't need it or who are motivated in a different way.
But if Vaughn and Bauers and Megill and every starter we have not named Jacob or Woodruff, etc all gain a superpower because they believe they have been slighted by another team or org, etc... awesome. Let's lean into it.