Last with Boston Red Sox · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Brandon Workman has an estimated 6 years and 139 days of major league service time — 6.139 in the notation clubs use, from 1171 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox | 80 | 0.080 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 1.022 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 2.022 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 3.022 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox | 97 | 3.119 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | 108 | 4.055 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 5.055 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 6.055 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs | 84 | 6.139 | 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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