Last with Pittsburgh Pirates · LF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Alex Presley has an estimated 4 years and 10 days of major league service time — 4.010 in the notation clubs use, from 698 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 0.027 | From transactions |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 0.121 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 1.096 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins | 38 | 1.134 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Houston Astros | 172 | 2.134 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 16 | 2.150 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers | 77 | 3.055 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 4.010 | 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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