Last with Houston Astros · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Xavier Cedeño has an estimated 6 years and 55 days of major league service time — 6.055 in the notation clubs use, from 1087 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Houston Astros | 18 | 0.018 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Houston Astros | 104 | 0.122 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Houston Astros, Washington Nationals | 63 | 1.013 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Washington Nationals | 42 | 1.055 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 2.055 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 3.055 | Carried forward |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays | 172 | 4.055 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers | 172 | 5.055 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 6.055 | 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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Baseball or the MLBPA.