best single-team baseball market in the country and are among the league's leaders in television ratings and attendance every season." Concurrent with the growth of Major League Baseball, the Cardinals value has increased significantly since the Baur-DeWitt purchase. In 2000, the franchise was valued at $219 million, a growth rate of 327%. Since 2012, the franchise's value grew 21%. {| cellpadding="1" style="width:750px; font-size:90%; border:2px solid #0a2252;" |- style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;" | colspan=5 | St. Louis Cardinals' financial value since 2009|- style="background:#C41E3A;color:white;" | Year|| $ Franchise Value (mil.) 1 || $ Revenue (mil.) 2 || $ Operating Income (mil.) 3 || $ Player Expenses (mil.) 4 || Wins-to-player cost ratio 5 |- | 2009 | $486 | $195 | $ 7 | $120 | 87 |- | 2010 | $488 | $195 | $12.8 | $111 | 100 |- | 2011 | $518 | $207 | $19.8 | $110 | 94 |- | 2012 TV Money Is A Game Changer For Baseball and The Dodgers (Apr. 9 issue of Forbes) | $591 | $233 | $25.0 | $123 | 116 |- | 2013 Baseball Team Valuations 2013: Yankees On Top At $2.3 Billion, Forbes (Mar. 27, 2013) | $716 | $239 | $19.9 | $134 | 102 |} Valuation per Forbes. 1 Based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt, other than stadium debt. (2013: Market $291 mil., Stadium $182 mil., Sport $151 mil., Brand Management $91 mil.) (2012: Market $240 mil., Stadium $157 mil., Sport $119 mil., Brand Management $78 mil.) (2011: Market $206 mil., Stadium $136 mil., Sport $111 mil., Brand Management $65 mil.) 2 Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments. 3 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. 4 Includes benefits and bonuses. 5 Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of MLB. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average in 2010. Principal ownersNote:' β'' – Breadon was co-owner from 1917 to 1920 with no majority team owners in that time, but in 1920 bought out all ownership stakes and remained sole owner until 1947, when he sold the team to Saigh and Hannegan. Presidents The president typically reports direct to the owner in the case where the two positions were not