Last with Colorado Rockies · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Matt Daley has an estimated 3 years and 46 days of major league service time — 3.046 in the notation clubs use, from 562 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Colorado Rockies | 168 | 0.168 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 1.168 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies | 132 | 2.128 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Colorado Rockies | 0 | 2.128 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | New York Yankees | 25 | 2.153 | From transactions |
| 2014 | New York Yankees | 65 | 3.046 | 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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