I think the reason they have not extended him is because he's went from a 6 million salary to wanting around 20 million now if I'm not mistaken, I think that's what his agent is valuing him at. I don't want to lose Max but I can totally understand why the Tigers are waiting to see about him because if you think about it 1 great season does not mean a pitcher is worth triple his salary. Pitchers are a VERY up & down bunch from season to season so I'm sure the Tigers are just waiting to see exactly how much it would take to keep Max rather than just throw all sorts of money at him this early in the off season.