Do the Cubs need a starter? or reliever? Here's the reason Hendry may be having trouble: the pickings of pitchers who will be FAs at the end of this season is mighty slim (or unrealistic). Not that he can't target others (I'd love Guthrie from BAL), but these are the guys most likely on the market.
* - 2009 Option (team or player)
Starting Pitchers Relief Pitchers
Kris Bensen BAL Tony Armas Jr. PIT
A.J. Burnett TOR Luis Ayala WAS
Paul Byrd CLE Joe Beimel LAD
Jon Garland LAA Joe Borowski CLE
Tom Glavine ATL Juan Cruz ARZ
Mike Hampton * ATL Brendan Donnelly BOS
Rich Harden * OAK Scott Downs TOR
Orl. Hernandez NYM Alan Embree * OAK
Jason Jennings TEX Kyle Farnsworth NYY
Randy Johnson ARZ Casey Fossum TB
John Lackey * LAA Brian Fuentes COL
Esteban Loaiza OAK Aaron Fultz CLE
Braden Looper STL Tom Gordon * PHI
Derek Lowe LAD LaTroy Hawkins NYY
Pedro Martinez NYM Mark Hendrickson LAD
Matt Morris * PIT Trevor Hoffman SD
Mike Mussina NYY Jason Isringhausen STL
Jamie Moyer PHI Steve Kline SF
Mark Mulder * STL Brad Lidge PHI
Carl Pavano NYY Brandon Lyon ARZ
Brad Penny * LAD Damaso Marte * PIT
Odalis Perez WAS Tom Martin COL
Oliver Perez NYM Julio Mateo PHI
Andy Pettitte NYY Guillermo Mota MIL
Mark Prior SD Hideki Okajima * BOS
Hor. Ramirez SEA Darren Oliver LAA
C.C. Sabathia CLE John Parrish SEA
Ben Sheets MIL Chris Reitsma SEA
John Smoltz * ATL Dennys Reyes MIN
Julian Tavarez BOS Juan Rincon MIN
Steve Trachsel BAL Francisco Rodriguez LAA
Brett Tomko KC Brian Shouse MIL
Claudio Vargas MIL Rafael Soriano ATL
Randy Wolf SD Jorge Sosa NYM
Mike Stanton * CIN
Salomon Torres * MIL
Derrick Turnbow MIL
Oscar Villarreal ATL
David Weathers CIN
Dan Wheeler TB
Dave Williams NYM
Matt Wise NYM
Jay Witasick TB