Saturday's Sports Transactions

Saturday's Sports Transactions
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms with LHP Kyle Bartsch, LHP Christian Fletcha, C Xavier Fernandez and OF Alex Newman on minor league contracts. … PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Sent C Carlos Ruiz to Lehigh Valley (IL) for a rehab assignment. Read more on KRGV

Cubs June 15 Minor League Recap
Clevenger, who was assigned to Iowa on June 3 for a rehab assignment, is hitting .417 in 10 games in AAA and on Saturday night blasted a pair of homers after going 3-3 with a homer on Friday. Junior Lake (.395) had a pair of hits and Murphy delivered … Read more on InsideTheIvy.com (subscription)

Johnson: Harper will need rehab assignment
Reliever Christian Garcia has been dealing with shoulder issues while at Syracuse, according to Johnson. Garcia is going to rest the shoulder and get treatment. Garcia needs to have four or five straight outings on the mound without any problems before … Read more on MLB.com