Last with Chicago Cubs · OF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Albert Almora Jr. has an estimated 5 years and 87 days of major league service time — 5.087 in the notation clubs use, from 947 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 0.072 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 1.072 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 2.072 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 3.072 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 111 | 4.011 | From transactions |
| 2021 | New York Mets | 120 | 4.131 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 5.087 | 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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