Asked this week about the Yankees’ top priority this offseason in the non-Juan Soto division, Hal Steinbrenner cited pitching.

In that spirit, the club has stayed in touch with a valuable, high-leverage arm who has only known major league life as a Yankee.

The Yankees were among a handful of teams that sent a scout to watch Jonathan Loaisiga this week, a source said Saturday, as the right-hander is recovering from UCL surgery that ended his final guaranteed season in the Bronx in April.

Seven months after surgery, Loaisiga is throwing from 90 feet in Houston and is said to be “feeling good” and aims to start throwing bullpen sessions in January.

A 30-year-old hitting the open market for the first time, Loaisiga’s walk year lasted just four innings.

He shuffled to IL with what was initially called a right flexor strain and ended up having elbow surgery that wasn’t thought to be Tommy John.

At the time, Loaisiga was expected back in 10-12 months, and he appears to be on track.

Fourteen teams, including the Yankees, have checked in on Loaisiga, the source said — plenty of interest in a high-octane, if risky, arm.

Loaisiga debuted as a swingman in 2018, grew into a role as a multi-inning reliever and eventually settled into a bullpen that included shorter bursts as the injuries piled up.

In 2023, it was elbow inflammation and surgery to remove a bone spur that cost him time.

He treated right shoulder inflammation 22, a shoulder rupture 21 and another shoulder fracture 19.

As a prospect, he required Tommy John surgery in 2016.

But when he’s been on the mound — posting a career 3.44 ERA in 219 ²/₃ innings — he’s been at least steady and often dominant.

Since ’21, Loaisiga has pitched to a 2.89 ERA, largely due to a hard sinker that has averaged 98.1 mph, 13th-fastest among qualified relievers on the team.

When he’s at his best — or really just when he’s healthy — Loaisiga has been among the most potent setup arms in the game.

The Yankees are aware and will have needs. Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle, Tim Hill and Tim Mayza have joined Loaisiga in free agency.

As currently constructed, the club’s 40-man bullpen options consist of Luke Weaver, Ian Hamilton, Jake Cousins, Mark Leiter Jr., Scott Effross, Yerry De Los Santos and perhaps potential swingmen in Clayton Beeter, JT Brubaker and Cody Poteet.

There are more significant items on the front burner, but the bullpen will be addressed — perhaps with a strong right arm, the Yankees know better than anyone.

“I don’t think you can ever get enough pitching, can you?” Steinbrenner said. “So we’re going to take a deep dive into the starting rotation, into the bullpen.

“We’ve been in the middle of our free-agent meetings where we’re just going through every single player that’s out there, and then we start asking the tough questions and figuring out how we can improve.”