It only matters now as a positive sign of health heading into the offseason and next year, but had the Yankees won the wild-card game, they would have put Nathan Eovaldi on the AL Division Series roster as a reliever, The Post has learned.

Eovaldi had been out since Sept. 7 with inflammation in his right elbow. He would have been used as a reliever because there was not enough time to stretch him out to throw enough pitches to start.

Eovaldi finished his first Yankees season with a 14-3 record and 4.20 ERA, and his refinement of a split-finger, in particular, led to overall improvement during the season and made the acquisition of the righty one of the bright spots of the season.

In addition, The Post has learned, the Yankees intend to tender a contract for 2016 to Ivan Nova.

Because the righty struggled late in the season to finish with an overall mark of 6-11 with a 5.07 ERA, there had been some speculation the Yankees would remove Nova from the 40-man roster to avoid the arbitration process.

However, the Yankees believe Nova will be better next season as he gets further removed from Tommy John surgery. They still view him as an asset for the back half of the rotation or to use as a trade chip.

MLB Trade Rumors projects Nova would receive $4.4 million in arbitration for the 2016 season, after which he can be a free agent.