ST. PETERSBURG — As the Tampa Bay Rays face a March deadline that could decide the fate of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium and surrounding development, principal owner Stuart Sternberg said Monday they are still deciding what to do.

Tampa Bay Rays ownership has yet to decide whether it will proceed with the development of a $1.3 billion baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla., principal owner Stuart Sternberg said.

If the owner can't get the team's proposed new ballpark built, it may be time for him to sell to someone in the Tampa Bay area who can.

Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg should sell the team if he cannot salvage the club’s stadium deal in St. Petersburg, to a group that would stand a greater chance of getting a park built in Tampa,