Last with Toronto Blue Jays · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Brett Cecil has an estimated 8 years and 151 days of major league service time — 8.151 in the notation clubs use, from 1527 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Toronto Blue Jays | 130 | 0.130 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Toronto Blue Jays | 164 | 1.122 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays | 114 | 2.064 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 2.151 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 3.151 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 4.151 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 5.151 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 6.151 | From transactions |
| 2017 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 7.151 | From transactions |
| 2018 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 8.151 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.