Last with Tampa Bay Rays · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Dale Thayer has an estimated 4 years and 29 days of major league service time — 4.029 in the notation clubs use, from 717 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tampa Bay Rays | 42 | 0.042 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 0.048 | From transactions |
| 2011 | New York Mets | 36 | 0.084 | From transactions |
| 2012 | San Diego Padres | 161 | 1.073 | From transactions |
| 2013 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 2.073 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 3.073 | From transactions |
| 2015 | San Diego Padres | 128 | 4.029 | 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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