The MLB Draft Combine is a funny thing. For most of the players who pass through Phoenix, it's a formality — a rubber stamp on an evaluation they've already earned. But for a select group, it's a lifeline. A second chance to make a first impression, or in some cases, the only chance to make one at all. This year's event carries significant weight for a handful of names whose springs were derailed before they ever really began. For those guys, June 22 isn't just a date on the calendar. It's an audition.
Here are the players with the most to prove when the combine kicks off next week.
Peyton Bonds, OF, Rutgers
The tools were never the question with Bonds. The Rutgers outfielder showed enough in his limited looks to generate real interest from the industry, but a shoulder injury robbed him of much of the spring he needed …