Last with Seattle Mariners · LF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Michael Saunders has an estimated 7 years and 47 days of major league service time — 7.047 in the notation clubs use, from 1251 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Seattle Mariners | 74 | 0.074 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Seattle Mariners | 151 | 1.053 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Seattle Mariners | 87 | 1.140 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Seattle Mariners | 172 | 2.140 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | Seattle Mariners | 172 | 3.140 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Seattle Mariners | 172 | 4.140 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 5.140 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 6.140 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 7.047 | 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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