Maggs's bulkier, older and slower. Plain and simple.
His defense last year was nowhere near what it was in 97-99 seasons. ONly slightly above average and his arm was absolutely erratic.
Say he goes to the Mets. He would face much tougher pitching in NLE, will play in pitcher's parks for a change, plus extra pressure because of the big contract. If he couldn't get 100 RBI with us last year, he might not get 90 under those circumstances.
Again, he is not very marketable. Further hurts his value.
Outside of 2002 which appeared to be a career year, Magglio is a 10-12 Mill a year player.
I hope he proves me wrong and busts out for an 1100 OPS/145 RBI season. That will work.