Gerrit Cole and the injury-ravaged New York Yankees aren’t going down without a fight, not that you’d expect any different from a team with nearly $300 million in payroll. As slugger Ben Rice and rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. draw attention, here are some other names to know amid the Yankees’ playoff chase. Ryan Weathers has quietly boosted the Yankees’ rotationNew York Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectMuch like Cole, the 26-year-old Weathers had a June to forget. Austin Wells may have figured things out at the plateNew York Yankees catcher Austin Wells | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectDid we judge Wells too early? But after not trading for a catcher at the deadline, the Yankees will take whatever they can get from Wells.