Cubs president Andy MacPhail said Tuesday he will consider during spring training whether to give general manager Jim Hendry a contract extension before deciding at a later date when to make the expected commitment. If Hendry gets at least a two-year extension, as anticipated, it then would fall to both Hendry and his bosses whether to offer manager Dusty Baker a two-year extension. Indications are that is likely to happen, as well, with both Hendry and Baker entering the last year of their contracts. ''You know how I feel about the two of them,'' said MacPhail, who praised Hendry and Baker. ''I'm not obsessed about this topic. We'll start looking at it in spring training and evaluate it as we go along. We'll look at it like we do players.'' Asked if both Hendry and Baker could get new deals before the start of next season, MacPhail said, ''It's possible.'' But Cubs management might wait for a more opportune moment, perhaps waiting to see if the Cubs get off to a fast start in April and May. Baker has downplayed questions about an extension, and some believe he wouldn't accept it. But Baker has said he will make that decision only when the Cubs make the offer. Baker will be at Northwestern Memorial Hospital this morning with some of his players and staff to begin a Cubs Caravan that continues with three stops in Indiana. Asked Tuesday about the possibility of getting a contract extension, Hendry said winning comes first. ''Winning takes care of itself,'' he said. ''We have a job to do. Certainly what happened last year was not good enough. As long as I'm the GM, 79 [wins] is not going to be tolerated. I'm certainly accountable for the whole situation.''