A deal to sell the Tampa Bay Rays to a developer in Jacksonville is in the works. RELATED: Tampa Bay Rays could finalize sale by September: Report"I would likely characterize it as the leader in the clubhouse, just because all of our financial modeling was based on that," said Ken Hagan, Hillsborough County commissioner and the Rays negotiator for the county. "I was comforted by knowing that while he was currently starting to model a smaller facility for a Tampa Bay Sun, that baseball would be a priority," said Hagan. "The door absolutely is not closed and St. Pete and Pinellas County have been counted out before," said Welch. "We're looking forward to having a conversation with the new ownership group that evolves and talking about you know what's possible in St. Pete and Pinellas County."