Last with Los Angeles Angels · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Joe Saunders has an estimated 9 years and 5 days of major league service time — 9.005 in the notation clubs use, from 1553 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Los Angeles Angels | 48 | 0.048 | From transactions |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 1.048 | From transactions |
| 2007 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 2.048 | Carried forward |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 3.048 | Carried forward |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 4.048 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks | 172 | 5.048 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 172 | 6.048 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 7.048 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners | 172 | 8.048 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers | 129 | 9.005 | From transactions |
172 days credit a full year, so a season adds at most 1.000 no matter how long a player is on a roster. 3.000 years reaches salary arbitration and 6.000 reaches free agency —
what every threshold unlocks.
This figure is an estimate reconstructed from public roster
transaction records. It is not an official MLB or MLBPA figure — those are
not published. See the
methodology.
Last updated 2026-10-12.
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