Last with Kansas City Royals · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Christian Colón has an estimated 2 years and 153 days of major league service time — 2.153 in the notation clubs use, from 497 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | 70 | 0.070 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals | 123 | 1.021 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 156 | 2.005 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins | 76 | 2.081 | From transactions |
| 2018 | New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2.081 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 2.095 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 2.153 | 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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Baseball or the MLBPA.