FORT MYERS — The interview room at JetBlue Park was packed with media folks Wednesday afternoon — writers taking notes, photographers taking pictures, TV folks lining up for one-on-ones.
J.D. Martinez?
Well, no.
The Red Sox’ newest big-bucks free-agent acquisition was somewhere else deep inside JetBlue, undergoing a complete head-to-toe from the team’s medical staff. If the Sox liked what they saw, Martinez was going to like what he saw: A five-year, $110 million contract.
This is why former Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, and not future Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez, was in the interview room Wednesday, doing a chatty media session.