Hal Steinbrenner speaks on state of the Yankees

Hal Steinbrenner spoke today on the state of the Yankees, who currently stand at 16-22, good for last place in the AL East. His main message? "I'm not giving up on the Yankees yet." He touched on everything from James Kaprielian to the trade deadline. Here are some of his comments:

Hal Steinbrenner: James Kaprielian back on a mound in 4-6 weeks #Yankees

— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) May 18, 2016

Hal Steinbrenner on the job status of #Yankees coaches pic.twitter.com/DheuNgUkbU

— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) May 18, 2016

Hal Steinbrenner: "The coaches & mgr, I think they’re doing all they can. I think they’re doing a good job. I’ve got no complaints there." — Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) May 18, 2016

Hal Steinbrenner on if the #Yankees could be trade deadline sellers: pic.twitter.com/HZLyTugPJF — Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) May 18, 2016

Hal Steinbrenner's toughest words were for Michael Pineda. Said pitching coach can only do so much — Anthony Rieber (@therealarieber) May 18, 2016

While the Yankees have usually held on to their players during down seasons, it's going to be interesting to see what they do this year if the poor play continues. Like Hal said, it will ultimately come down to the players to turn this thing around.