FORT MYERS, Fla. – Surprisingly, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia are not in danger of being buzzed or run over as they dress for daily workouts. Bobby Jenks didn’t bring his remote-control cars and helicopters to spring training this year.

Jenks, the overgrown teenager who piled up 173 saves for the White Sox, isn’t entirely toy-free, of course. He’s driving a bright yellow Corvette to and from workouts with the Red Sox, a team he still is getting to know.

He misses the routine and friends he left behind, but not everything.

“A lot of the stuff with Ozzie (Guillen) and the front office gets old,” Jenks said. “It has been a problem for a long time. It was a problem before last year. … It’s going to be nice for me to see how things are done here.”

The joyful kid who nailed down the World Series clincher in 2005 has grown up in many ways.

And during a conversation before a morning workout it becomes clear he’s as decisive in cutting ties with Chicago as the White Sox were with him Dec. 2 when they opted against tendering him a contract.

Jenks has no trips planned to Chicago until late July, when the Red Sox visit U.S. Cellular Field.

Jenks said signing a two-year, $12-million contract with the Red Sox was an easy decision. He will work alongside Daniel Bard in setting up Jonathan Papelbon, who is under Boston’s control only through 2011.

“The Red Sox were the third or fourth team we talked to,” Jenks said. “When we found out we were going to have an opportunity here, I didn’t want to talk to anyone else. … The White Sox did call, but by then it was too late. I don’t know if they really wanted me or wanted to tell their fans they tried to keep me.”

With Jenks and Guillen exchanging barbs after parting ways, and considering the recurring questions about Jenks’ weight and work ethic, it’s possible to overcomplicate the White Sox decision to switch closers.

It was a simple one — almost an automatic one — driven by baseball’s economic system.

In the enviable position of being eligible for arbitration with five years’ service time, Jenks was positioned for a significant raise over his 2010 salary of $7.5 million even though his save total was down for the fourth consecutive year (to 27, his lowest for a full season).

Business is business, and this kind of math rarely works for a team.

Nevertheless, feelings are easily bruised.

“There’s always the business side to baseball,” said Jenks, who turns 30 next month.

“But when you’ve been with a team for a long time, it’s hard not to take things personally. I definitely took things personally. I still take them personally.”

In an interview with MLB.com after signing with the Red Sox, Jenks said he was “looking forward to playing for a manager who knows how to run a bullpen.”

That was a stupid thing to say, as Guillen has done well handling pitchers.

Red Sox Manager Terry Francona has liked what he has seen so far, but doesn’t have a read on Jenks’ velocity yet.

“We haven’t seen him face hitters,” Francona said. “We haven’t seen him throw 93, 94, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be this early.”

Jenks has great memories with the White Sox, especially the championship run in 2005 and his 41-save season in ’06. He will be watching closely as his old team tries to win with someone else assigned to get the last three outs.

Will they miss him more than they realize?

“I guess we’ll know after the season,” Jenks said, “how it works out, one way or the other.”