Last with Minnesota Twins · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Drew Butera has an estimated 9 years and 69 days of major league service time — 9.069 in the notation clubs use, from 1617 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 1.000 | Carried forward |
| 2011 | Minnesota Twins | 172 | 2.000 | Carried forward |
| 2012 | Minnesota Twins | 159 | 2.159 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins | 35 | 3.022 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 172 | 4.022 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals | 172 | 5.022 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 6.022 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 7.022 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals | 172 | 8.022 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 47 | 8.069 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 9.069 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 9.069 | 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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