Price describes recruiting pitch to Martinez

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- J.D. Martinez had no shortage of information to consider before agreeing Monday evening to sign with the Boston Red Sox.

But ace David Price tried to make the slugger's decision a little bit easier.

"I've talked to him a couple of times," Price said recently. "I told him we'd love to have him here."

Price, Martinez's teammate with the Detroit Tigers in 2014-15, elaborated in an interview with USA Today Sports that was published Tuesday.

"I told J.D. he will love the guys here in this clubhouse, but also told him he'll get booed," Price told the newspaper. "He's a quiet, soft-spoken guy, but he'll handle it. Besides, everyone gets booed. I heard Big Papi get booed many times…