Cam Schlittler looking like a Yankees rotation staple

Prior to Monday night’s win over the Nationals, Aaron Boone called Cam Schlittler “a future staple in our rotation.”

With the way the Yankees pitching staff looks now — and the way the 24-year-old has performed since making his MLB debut less than two months ago — Schlittler sure seems like a staple there right now.

He was at Double-A Somerset until June and got called up to the Yankees just a little over a month later.

And looking to get off to a strong start in the soft part of their schedule, the Yankees got six scoreless innings from the right-hander in the 10-5 victory in The Bronx.

It was the second straight start in which Schlittler pitched at least six scoreless innings and in his past four outings, he’s allowed just five runs in 27 ²/₃ innings.

“For me, it’s a great feeling,” Schlittler said when told of Boone’s comment about his potential. “But you can’t get too comfortable.”

Not surprisingly, when asked what stood out about the rookie, Boone didn’t hesitate: “The fastball.”

He touched 100 mph with the four-seamer against Washington and Boone marveled at what Schlittler is able to do with the pitch.

“Especially with his size, he has that short stride that creates a really good angle,” Boone said of the presence the 6-foot-6 Schlittler has on the mound. “He commands it and is a strike thrower.”

And there’s another part of Schlittler’s game that figures to serve him well as the Yankees rely on him in the final month of the regular season and perhaps into the playoffs.

“What struck me in spring, being around him the first time, I think there’s a quiet confidence to him,” Boone said. “A real competitiveness to him. I feel coming up here, he’s been very unfazed by this last next step to the big leagues. He walks out there every game with lots of confidence that he has the ability to get you out and he’s shown that he can.”

“Cam’s got a great presence out there,” said Ben Rice, who was behind the plate Monday. “He’s kind of a rough and tumble kind of guy [with] a blue-collar attitude. He’s got a lot of poise. He’s just tough.”

He’s also gotten better as he’s gone along.

In his past three starts, Schlittler has allowed one run over 17 ²/₃ innings — with no homers. That’s after he allowed six home runs in his first five outings.

He’s helped bolster a rotation that lost Gerrit Cole for the season in spring training and has seen Clarke Schmidt go down for the year, with Luis Gil still trying to regain the form he showed as AL Rookie of the Year last season and Max Fried and Carlos Rodón at the top.

Boone called it a “pleasant surprise” to have Schlittler emerge at this point in the season.

“He’s put in the work,’’ Rice said. “He’s made himself into a really good pitcher.”