Cubs free agent target: Sean Manaea

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesAl Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. He's also written three books about the Cubs, the latest is "Chicago Cubs Firsts."

Sean Manaea was selected in the first round (34th overall) in 2013 out of Indiana State by the Royals.

He never played in a game for KC, though. Two years later he was traded to the A’s for... Ben Zobrist. Cubs connection!

Manaea went to high school in northwest Indiana (Merrillville). Chicago connection!

If you think this is going to be an article highly recommending Manaea for a spot in the Cubs rotation, I’m not going to do that.

But let’s have a look anyway.

Manaea threw pretty well in his first…