Socks on socks on socks.

He looks like the Pringles guy now.

Homeboy had to draw a lot of cards.

The Astrodome represents the pioneering, fearless, risk-taking American spirit at its best. It began as one man’s improbable notion — a crazy one, really; as crazy as sending a man to the moon. Judge Roy Hofheinz believed we were limited only by the horizons of our dreams. He was unbothered that baseball had always been played in cozy little ballparks made of steel and brick and wood.

The Nationals and Reds are discussing a trade that would send second baseman Brandon Phillips to Washington, according to FOX Sports. For a deal to take place, however, Phillips would have to waive his no-trade clause.

For Cuban defectors Jose Abreu, Brayan Pena, Yasiel Puig and Alexei Ramirez, MLB’s goodwill tour to Cuba was a fantasy turned into reality. “I’ve been dreaming of this for a long time, having not been in my homeland for almost 20 years,” Pena said.

The Giants haven’t earned their winter hibernation quite yet. Their aggressive acquisitions of free-agent right-handers Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto haven’t changed the fact that San Francisco still needs a left fielder and a veteran reliever to provide stability alongside the growing number of youngsters in the bullpen.

Major League Baseball will “try very hard” to establish a safer method of getting Cuban ballplayers to the United States and is “cautiously optimistic” about playing a Spring Training game on the island in March, chief legal officer Dan Halem said at the outset of MLB’s goodwill trip to Cuba.

Jason Heyward has proven to be one of baseball’s most valuable defensive players in his six Major League seasons.

Shelby Miller goes from a team in Atlanta that is in the midst of a rebuilding effort to one in Arizona which believes it can compete for the postseason this coming year. It’s also a big step up for Miller when it comes to offensive support. The D-backs finished second in the National League in runs scored last season with 720, while the Braves were last with 573.

It is possible to be one of the greatest players in the history of baseball and still be a truly tragic figure.

While the Winter Meetings may not have matched the frenetic pace of the last year’s event, there were many transactions in the past seven days that will impact next season’s fantasy leagues.

The Cubs officially unveiled the newest member of their young core Tuesday afternoon, announcing the signing of free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward.

After coming to the Rangers in the trade that sent Leonys Martin to Seattle, outfielder James Jones is hoping to build on his strong showing in Venezuelan winter ball, following a subpar stint with the Mariners last season.

The Red Sox announced the signing of six Minor League free agents that include invites to Major League camp, highlighted by righty reliever Anthony Varvaro.

Unlike Steven Matz, whose Santa suit covered him head to toe, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis, whose elf costume made him look more like a cartoon character than an outfielder, Neil Walker attended the Mets’ annual holiday party on Tuesday wearing his jersey. It was the latest model, No. 20 — his father’s number, which Walker could never don in Pittsburgh because it was retired for Pie Traynor.

With a focus on improving fan safety at its ballparks, Major League Baseball released a list of recommendations to all clubs last week regarding improvements in netting, signage and ticket warnings for next season. For the Cardinals, most of those recommendations are already a reality, meaning there will be minimal changes ahead at Busch Stadium with regards to this issue.