FORT MYERS — J.D. Martinez has at least one thing in common with his predecessor, David Ortiz.

“I hate spring training,” Martinez said Wednesday after the Red Sox finished their workout at JetBlue Park.

Ortiz made his hatred for spring training vocal, too. He hit just .220 with a .679 OPS, 16 homers and 108 strikeouts in 450 career spring training at-bats.

Martinez has been a little bit better, but doesn’t feel like it.

“You go out there and it’s like, ‘How do I hit again?’ ” Martinez said. “You’re so lost. I was talking to the pitchers today, I’m like, ‘You guys probably come in here and feel good.’ They’re like, ‘Yeah, making these guys look dumb.’ They’re making everybody look foolish at the plate and we’re sitting there wondering how the heck we’re going to hit.”

The 32-year-old designated hitter opted to stay with the Red Sox this winter and will make $62.5 million over the next three years.

His time to shine is not in spring training.

He said his swing feels “awful right now, but that’s how it is every year.” He’s a career .256 hitter with a .774 OPS in spring training.

Martinez said his swing doesn’t feel good until “probably the last two weeks. My swing is long. I’m different, man. Some guys come in, these young guys, every spring they come out and they’re hitting home runs every other night. And I’m like, ‘How the heck do you do that?’ I don’t get it. I just look awful. I’m not a spring player.

“Even my friends make fun of me in my group chat. They’re like, ‘I can’t wait to see J.D. go 2-for-40 this spring.’ That’s how I know it’s going to be a good year.”

Has it felt strange this spring with all the changes around the Red Sox clubhouse?

“I feel like it’s been a normal spring training,” he said. “You guys are the ones that have all the goodies you get to write about. For us, it’s normal.”

Martinez was asked what he’ll miss most about Mookie Betts.

“Definitely his ability on the field,” he said. “He was one of the best players in baseball, so what he brings to the table every day. When he goes out there you never know, this could be the day Mookie goes off. That’s the thing we’re going to miss the most.”

Happy in new gig

Interim manager Ron Roenicke talked at length Wednesday about his second chance at managing, something he wasn’t sure would happen again after he was fired as Brewers manager in 2015.

When Alex Cora was dismissed last month, Roenicke, who was his bench coach the last two seasons, really wanted the job.

“This is truly how I feel, I have never gone after a job harder in my life than this job,” Roenicke said. “I wanted it more than any other job at any time. Just because I thought it was right. I thought it was the right fit to get us through a period and also hopefully to get back in the playoffs.”

Roenicke admitted that he’s been too busy to think about what it means to have a second chance managing in the bigs, but he’s enjoying himself so far.

“I really love this job,” Roenicke said. “I love everything that goes with it. The players, the new guys and the discussions we have, but I really enjoy it. When I started doing this again, I really missed it. But saying that, too, it’s because it’s different circumstances, it’s a little bit different than it would have been if I got hired right after the season and had all this time and knew I was going to be here for three years or whatever. It’s different.”

Exciting arms

In addition to Eduardo Rodriguez and Darwinzon Hernandez, Pedro Martinez also mentioned a couple of other names who have stuck out to him so far in camp, including non-roster invitees Bryan Mata and Robinson Leyer.

“A lot of great arms this camp. Every one of them seems to be attractive,” Martinez said. “Mata is another kid that I think is full of talent. Leyer, when you see him 98, 99 mph, it’s just impressive to watch.”

Holt official

Brock Holt officially became a member of the Brewers on Monday, as he inked a one-year deal with a club option for 2021.

“You wish him the best wherever he goes,” J.D. Martinez said. “He was a character in here, fun to be around. You just wish him the best. That’s the business side of it.” …

Roenicke said Rafael Devers, who was back in the Dominican Republic for the birth of his second daughter, is scheduled to arrive at camp on Thursday.

Lucroy signed

The Sox officially added catcher Jonathan Lucroy to the spring training roster as a non-roster invitee. The 33-year-old hit .232 last year in 101 games split between the Angels and Cubs.