With the apparent collapse of the long-negotiated St. Petersburg deal for the Rays, an Orlando group hoping to bring big-league baseball to the City Beautiful said Friday it has an “anchor investor” to buy the team, and property secured to build a stadium.

The Orlando Dreamers — a group of investors trying to bring a Major League Baseball team to Central Florida — are ready to pounce.

Could the Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams’ dream of bringing a Major League Baseball team to Orlando become a reality?The Orlando City Baseball Dreamers announced Friday morning they have identified an anchor investor for the control ownership group of a team.

A source with the Orlando Dreamers says they have a majority owner ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays and move them to Orlando.