There are plenty of reasons why the Yankees would love to have Juan Soto roaming left field for them in 2024, even if his defense has been subpar throughout much of his career.

Mixed in with the rest of the eye-popping attributes Soto has at the plate is the fact that he’s among the most productive hitters in the game in an aspect at which the Yankees struggled with in particular last season: hitting with runners in scoring position.

The Yankees, who fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson in the middle of last season and finished the year with Sean Casey, brought in James Rowson to take over what was a moribund offense.

They finished last season with a .677 OPS with runners in scoring position — second-worst in the majors.

One of Soto’s many strengths at the plate is how well he hits in those situations and 2023 was no exception, as he had a 1.015 OPS with runners in scoring position last year, ninth-best in MLB. His career mark is .972.

He would form a feared tandem with Aaron Judge, whose absence due to a torn ligament in his right big toe limited him to 106 games, but was typically excellent with runners in scoring position when he was on the field with a .930 OPS.

But among qualified hitters, Gleyber Torres led the Yankees with a .760 mark last year.

Soto would bring an immediate improvement there, as well as plenty of other places.

“He does everything well on that end, everyone knows that,’’ one National League scout said. “But for a team that’s looking to remodel its offense, since we all saw what they became last year in a hundred different ways, Soto is a guy that can fix just about everything.”

Asked about his defensive deficiencies, the scout wasn’t particularly interested in the topic.

“He’ll make mistakes out there and maybe some ugly plays, but that’s not what he’s there for,’’ the scout said. “He’s there to be a monster in the middle of the lineup, and that’s what he’d be in New York.”

Soto is expected to be traded by the Padres and as The Post’s Jon Heyman has reported, the Yankees and San Diego have exchanged names for a potential deal, though nothing appears to be close.

With Soto heading into his last year before free agency and represented by Scott Boras, the belief is wherever he lands, Soto won’t sign an extension before hitting the open market.

And Soto, who turned 25 in October, has been durable in his career, playing in at least 151 games in each of the last three seasons — including all 162 this past season.

Despite the indisputable upgrade to the offense and the Yankees’ need for two starting outfielders, as well as a left-handed bat, Soto would come with a couple of red flags — including his glove.

According to Fangraphs, he had a -6 Defensive Runs Saved in left field last season for San Diego, a weakness that could be exposed even more in the spacious left field at Yankee Stadium.

He also had a -9 Outs Above Average with the Padres, according to Baseball Savant and his -7 Fielding Run Value was 19th out of 25 players that logged at least 500 innings at the spot.

But as the NL scout said, “They had Oswaldo Cabrera out there last season. I’ll take my chances with Soto.”