Last with St. Louis Cardinals · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Fernando Salas has an estimated 7 years and 138 days of major league service time — 7.138 in the notation clubs use, from 1342 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 0.083 | From transactions |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | 169 | 1.080 | From transactions |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.080 | From transactions |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 3.041 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 4.041 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 5.041 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets | 172 | 6.041 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets | 163 | 7.032 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 99 | 7.131 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 7.138 | 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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