I can only speak for myself but I'd most likely not be a Twins fan today if they missed the playoffs from 2002-2021 like the Mariners. I doubt I'd be much of a baseball fan in general. I was 11 years old in 2001. The Twins early 2000s success was a key factor into me diving into the Twins. My earliest baseball fandom was reading the box scores every morning to track the McGwire/Sosa HR race in 1998
It's not a hill I'm willing to die on, but for the record Joe Ryan and Jarren Duran both finished with 4.5 bWAR this year. If we want more speed and better defense, Duran fits the description.
For the record, a Joe Ryan for Jarren Duran + whatever else it takes to complete that trade is something I'm still very interested in. Duran is controlled through 2029, and the Red Sox can figure out what it takes to lock in Ryan long term.