There are other communities seeking spring training, Roy, including Port St. Lucie. We hear the chances are nil the Nats end up in Fort Myers.
Very interesting, so Fort Myers is out (Yay). And Port St. Lucie is in, I haven't heard that rumor in a while. No mention of whether they would be sharing a park with the Mets.
Nats don't have an FSL team. The Manatees are under separate ownership and working to move to Orlando...
This is another reason why the Nats have to leave Viera, the Manatees are leaving and the County won't pay the ballpark maintenance fees for just 15 games a year of spring training baseball.
Disney had a very conditional pursuit of the Indians: they wanted to suck up some state funds for spring training. Once the state informed Disney they weren't eligible for state grants, the pursuit of the Indians immediately ended.
Also very interesting, that seems to deflate my thought that the Nats would move to Disney.
The pressure is really on now, they have been putting off a decision for so long while waiting for the best deal they are now on the clock to announce a move before it's too late and having to return to Viera again in 2015.