to Clarkson on Thursday, making him a restricted free agent and allowing them to match any offer made by another team. Clarkson had repeatedly said he

Its here: The countdown of All-Time #MLBRank moves into the Top 100 baseball players across all positions.To create our list, an ESPN expert panel voted on thousands of head-to-head matchups of 162 players based on peak performance and career value.The Top 100 will roll out this week, and we start with Nos. 100-91.Weve also ranked players by position: LHP | RHP | Catchers | Shortstops | Third basemen | Second basemen | First basemen | Left fielders | Center fielders | Right fieldersAll-Time #MLBRank: 100-91If you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along, #MLBRank?is the Twitter hashtag to use. You also can follow along @BBTN?and on Facebook.Al SimmonsPosition(s) Left field, center fieldTeams Philadelphia As (1924-32, 40-41, 44), Chicago White Sox (33-35), Detroit Tigers (36), Washington Senators (37-38), Boston Bees (39), Cincinnati Reds (39), Boston Red Sox (43)Honors Three-time AL All-Star (1933-35), Hall of Fame (53)Championships 2 -- Philadelphia (1929, 30)Career stats .334/.380/.535, OPS -- .915, hits -- 2,927, HRs -- 307, RBIs -- 1,828Did you know? From 1925 to 1934, Simmons was one of the games all-time great hitters. In that decade he hit .359, averaged 200 hits and 128 RBIs per season, and only twice struck out more than 50 times in a season. Simmons took full advantage of his home field (Shibe Park), twice driving in 100 runs there. Hes the only player to drive in 100 runs at home in two separate seasons. -- Mark Simon, Stats & InfoMike PiazzaPosition(s) Catcher, first baseTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-98), Florida Marlins (98), New York Mets (1998 to 2005), San Diego Padres (06), Oakland As (07)Honors NL Rookie of the Year (1993),?12-time NL All-Star (1993-98, 1999 to 2002, 04-05), 10 Silver Sluggers (1993 to 2002), All-Star MVP (1996), Hall of Fame (16)Championships NoneCareer stats .308/.377/.545, OPS -- .922, hits -- 2,127, HRs -- 427, RBIs -- 1,335Did you know? Piazza had a .308 batting average and hit 427 home runs in his career. Hes one of 15 players (and the only one whose primary position was catcher) to have a .300 batting average and hit 400 home runs. The next-most home runs among the eight catchers with at least 3,000 plate appearances and a .300 batting average is 216, by Victor Martinez. -- SimonWillie StargellPosition(s) Left field, first baseTeams Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-82)Honors Seven-time All-Star (64-66, 71-73, 78),?World Series MVP (1979), NL MVP (79), Hall of Fame (88)Championships 2 -- Pittsburgh (1971, 79)Career stats .282/.360/.529, OPS -- .889, hits -- 2,232, HRs -- 475, RBIs -- 1,540Did you know? At the time he shared NL MVP honors with Keith Hernandez in 1979, Willie Stargell was the oldest to win the award (age 39, since surpassed by Barry Bonds at age 42). Stargell had been MVP-worthy many times previously. From 1971 to 1973, he averaged 42 home runs and 119 RBIs per season with a .999 OPS. Stargell not only won MVP in 1979 but NLCS and World Series MVP, too. Hes the only player to win all three in a season. -- SimonPete AlexanderPosition(s) Right-handed pitcherTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1911-17, 30), Chicago Cubs (18-26), St. Louis Cardinals (26-29)Honors Hall of Fame (1938)Championships 1 -- St. Louis (1926)Career stats W-L: 373-208, 90 shutouts, 5,190 innings pitched, 2.56 ERA, 2,198 strikeouts, 1.121 WHIPDid you know? Alexander played 20 seasons for three teams and has 373 career wins, tied with Christy Mathewson for third-most all time. He won 28 games as a rookie in 1911, the most by a rookie in the modern era. Alexander led the league in ERA five times between 1915 and 1920, all with sub-2.00 ERAs. -- Jacob Nitzberg,?Stats & InfoJeff BagwellPosition(s) First baseTeams Houston Astros (1991 to 2005)Honors Rookie of the year (1991), MVP (94), Gold Glove (94), four-time All-Star (94, 96-97, 99) three Silver Sluggers (94, 97, 99)Championships NoneCareer stats .297/.408/.540 OPS -- .948, hits -- 2,314, HRs -- 449, RBI --1,529Did you know? The only MVP in Astros history (1994), Bagwell is one of only two players in major league history with two 40-homer, 30-stolen-base seasons. (Barry Bonds is the other.) In 2000, Bagwell scored 152 runs, the most in a season since Lou Gehrig scored 167 in 1936. -- Dan Braunstein,?Stats & InfoRyne SandbergPosition(s) Second baseTeams Philadelphia Phillies (1981), Chicago Cubs (82-94, 96-97)Honors Nine Gold Gloves (1983-91),?MVP (84), 10-time All-Star (84-93), seven Silver Sluggers (84-85, 88-92), Hall of Fame (05)Championships NoneCareer stats .285/.344/.452, OPS -- .795, hits -- 2,386, HRs -- 282, RBIs -- 1,061Did you know? Sandbergs nine Gold Glove Awards are one shy of the most by a second baseman (Roberto Alomar). He had an NL-record 123-game errorless streak at second base in 1990, a mark that was broken by another Cubs second baseman, Darwin Barney, in 2012. -- SimonCarl HubbellPosition(s) Left-handed starterTeams New York Giants (1928-43)Honors Two-time MVP (1933, 36), nine-time All-Star (33-38, 40-42), Hall of Fame (47)Championships 1 -- New York (1933)Career stats W-L: 253-154, 36 shutouts, 3,590 1/3 innings pitched,?2.98 ERA,?1,677 strikeouts, 1.166 WHIPDid you know? Hubbell cracked the whip when it came to WHIP, as he led the NL in that stat six times in a 16-year career, in which he won 253 games for the New York Giants. Hubbell was the first of four pitchers to lead his league in that stat in four straight seasons. The others are Sandy Koufax, Johan Santana and Clayton Kershaw. -- SimonFelix HernandezPosition(s) Right-handed starterTeams Seattle Mariners (2005-present)Honors Six-time All-Star (2009, 2011-15),?AL Cy Young (2010)Championships NoneCareer stats* W-L: 147-105, 11 shutouts, 2,325 1/3 innings pitched, 3.11 ERA, 2,195 strikeouts, 1.172 WHIP*Stats through July 17.Did you know? Hernandez is the Mariners all-time leader in wins (146) and strikeouts (2,195). He started 30 or more games in each of the past 10 seasons, the most such seasons and longest streak in franchise history. In 2012, he threw the 23rd perfect game in major league history, the most recent one in the major leagues. -- NitzbergAdrian BeltrePosition(s) Third baseTeams Los Angeles Dodgers (1998 to 2004), Seattle Mariners (05-09), Boston Red Sox (10), Texas Rangers (11-present)Honors NL Silver Slugger (04), three AL Silver Sluggers (10-11, 14), four AL Gold Gloves (07-08, 11-12), four-time AL All-Star (2010-12, 14)Championships NoneCareer stats* 285/.337/.476, OPS -- .813, hits -- 2,857, HRs -- 425, RBIs -- 1,522*Stats through July 17.Did you know? Beltre ranks third in home runs and second in RBIs by a third baseman (and hes quickly closing in on Mike Schmidt for the lead in the latter). Next season, he should join George Brett and Wade Boggs as the only players whose primary position was third base to reach the 3,000-hit mark. -- SimonCurt SchillingPosition(s) Right-handed starterTeams Baltimore Orioles (1988-90), Houston Astros (1991), Philadelphia Phillies (1992 to 2000), Arizona Diamondbacks (2000-03), Boston Red Sox (2004-07)Honors Five-time NL All-Star (1997-99, 2001-02), AL All-Star (04), World Series MVP (01)Championships 3 -- Arizona (2001), Boston (04, 07)Career stats W-L: 216-146, 20 shutouts, 3,261 innings pitched, 3.46 ERA, 3,116 strikeouts, 1.137 WHIPDid you know? Schilling made his mark in postseason play, going 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA. He is one of two pitchers to throw a complete game in which he allowed one run or fewer in four consecutive playoff starts, which he did from 1993 to 2001. 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The Missouri product has been a steady scorer and a rare bright spot on the two worst teams in Lakers history.The Vertical first reported the agreement.After averaging 11.9 points per game and making the NBAs All-Rookie team in the 2014-15 season, Clarkson boosted his production to 15.5 points per game last season, second on the team behind Kobe Bryant.Clarkson started 79 games last season, teaming up with DAngelo Russell in the Lakers intriguing young backcourt. Although they didnt win many games, they showed more than enough promise for the Lakers to keep them together in the core of a young roster that also includes forwards Julius Randle and Larry Nance Jr.?along with Brandon Ingram, the No. 2 overall pick in last months draft.The smooth-shooting San Antonio native added 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per gamee to his scoring output while playing a team-high 32.dddddddddddd3 minutes per game. He also capably handled a transition to shooting guard after largely playing as a point guard during his rookie season.The Lakers extended a qualifying offer to Clarkson on Thursday, making him a restricted free agent and allowing them to match any offer made by another team. Clarkson had repeatedly said he didnt intend to leave the Lakers, considering his new contract a formality.After finishing a franchise-worst 17-65 last season, the Lakers are moving quickly to use their estimated $55 million in salary-cap room during the opening hours of free agency.Earlier Thursday night, a source confirmed to ESPNs Brian Windhorst that Los Angeles reached an agreement with Russian center Timofey Mozgov on a four-year, $64 million free-agent contract.Los Angeles also made qualifying offers to Tarik Black and Marcelo Huertas.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '