At a time when the Yankees are undergoing a youth movement, Gleyber Torres isn’t all that much older than the new crop of rookies.

Despite being the Yankees’ most consistent hitter this season at the age of 26, however, his future with the team remains much more complicated.

After he was involved in trade talks last summer and the Yankees listened on him over the offseason, Torres — who has one year left on his contract after this season — has brushed aside those distractions and put together his best year since 2019.

Through Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Tigers — in which he went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI single that ended up being the difference — Torres was batting .272 with a .805 OPS and 24 home runs.

During a season in which the Yankees’ lineup has been largely inconsistent, Torres has been the constant that has only gotten better of late. In his 31 games (since Aug. 1), he is hitting .331 with a 1.020 OPS and eight home runs.

“What’s stood out to me is obviously he’s having a lot of success — for a young man, at this point in his career, I feel like this has been his most consistent season from start to finish,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Less peaks and valleys. With some of the injuries that we’ve had, he’s certainly been our most consistent hitter all year.”

Perhaps most significantly, Torres has cut down on his strikeouts, leaving him with a career-low 14.2 percent strikeout rate and a 9.1 percent walk rate that was the third-highest mark of his career.

“I feel like I got a little more mature this year,” Torres said recently. “I remember ’21 was a tough year for me, defensively and offensively. Last year I proved to myself I can be the guy I [was] in my first two years. Last year was a bounce-back for me and this year I just tried to prove to myself, like, I can take a walk, less strikeouts, follow my plan.”

Some of the knocks on Torres, though, have remained.

Entering Wednesday he had recorded minus-two Defensive Runs Saved at second base, per Fielding Bible.

There are times when he makes terrific plays, but others when he has some defensive lapses, whether or not they result in errors.

Torres has also been known for his aggression on the bases, which sometimes backfires on him. FanGraphs’ baserunning metric (BsR) had him at a career-worst minus-four as of Wednesday afternoon — the 12th-lowest BsR of 138 qualified players in the majors this season.

Mixing all of that into the equation, Torres has recorded a 2.7 Wins Above Replacement, which ranked 10th among all second basemen, per FanGraphs.

The question the Yankees will soon need to answer is whether they want to commit long-term money to Torres or potentially use him as a trade chip this offseason.

Further blurring the picture is figuring out what the Yankees have in Oswald Peraza. The 23-year-old has been inconsistent offensively in his latest call-up while playing predominantly at third base, with Anthony Volpe putting a stranglehold on shortstop.

But if the Yankees determine that Peraza will be ready for everyday playing time to begin next season, where would he fit? If he takes over third base, that would push DJ LeMahieu to second (where Torres currently projects to be) or first (where Anthony Rizzo will be if he is healthy), or a more versatile role in which he moves around the infield regularly. Or perhaps Peraza’s future is at second base.

In the meantime, Torres has consistently said he wants to remain a Yankee, but knows he has little control over that. What he can control is his play, which for the most part has been a much-needed source of consistency.

“Sneaky really, really good year,” Gerrit Cole said. “Maybe not so sneaky. He’s one of the better offensive second basemen in the league every year and he’s certainly putting up really great numbers for us. It’s been cool to watch him progress that last couple years and get back to the level of production I think he holds himself to.

“Personally I’d like to see him continue to take another step forward. There’s a lot in there. Really special player, great hand-eye coordination, fun guy to be around. He’s got a lot of baseball in front of him. Love to see him keep getting better.”