Last with St. Louis Cardinals · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Tony Cruz has an estimated 4 years and 168 days of major league service time — 4.168 in the notation clubs use, from 856 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | 104 | 0.104 | From transactions |
| 2012 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 1.104 | Carried forward |
| 2013 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.104 | From transactions |
| 2014 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 3.104 | From transactions |
| 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 4.104 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 41 | 4.145 | From transactions |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 4.145 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds | 23 | 4.168 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.