Yankees’ Aaron Boone pushes back on one Juan Soto lineup worry

With two months until Opening Day, Yankees manager Aaron Boone has plenty of time to figure out his batting order.

So what’s to worry about?

When asked about the addition of slugger Juan Soto to the lineup, Boone was noncommittal about the exact order but said in one way or another fans should expect to see his team’s two sluggers — Soto and Aaron Judge — hitting back-to-back.

“I don’t know which one in front of the other yet,” Boone said Tuesday during an interview with Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber on WFAN. “Maybe a lot of that depends on how the leadoff spot shakes out.”

By using Soto second and Judge third, the Yankees would be able to maintain a lefty-righty progression from the top of their lineup down, leaning on the balance they’ve injected this winter. The expectation is that veteran DJ LeMahieu will occupy the leadoff spot — Boone said he’s excited about the way LeMahieu finished last season and the offseason that he’s had — while others are in play to slide in depending on pitching matchups, injuries and who has the hot hand.

After sorting through the top three, Boone was asked about Soto’s diminished numbers while hitting second.

Soto has a .254 career average with 181 walks, 28 home runs and 77 RBI while hitting second. In the third spot, Soto owns a .288 career average with 73 home runs and 228 RBI. He’s hit third 40% of time, compared to a 27.8%-rate in the second spot.

Either way, Boone told Roberts to ignore the stats from Baseball Reference.

“I know in the past he has always had a preference for hitting third,” Boone said. “I know he’s open to doing either here – second or third – so when you’re talking about that level of player and hitter, I do want him to be comfortable in the lineup. That does factor in, but – for example – if he hits second and hits second 140 times, that baseball reference page will change a lot. Whether he hits second or third. If he does it a lot, he’s going to bang.”

Patrick Lanni…