Last with Colorado Rockies · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Esmil Rogers has an estimated 4 years and 161 days of major league service time — 4.161 in the notation clubs use, from 849 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Colorado Rockies | 25 | 0.025 | From transactions |
| 2010 | Colorado Rockies | 109 | 0.134 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 1.134 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies | 172 | 2.134 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays | 172 | 3.134 | Carried forward |
| 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees | 127 | 4.089 | From transactions |
| 2015 | New York Yankees | 72 | 4.161 | 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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