Last with Washington Nationals · CF · No longer on a 40-man roster
Brian Goodwin has an estimated 5 years and 17 days of major league service time — 5.017 in the notation clubs use, from 877 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Washington Nationals | 43 | 0.043 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals | 146 | 1.017 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals | 172 | 2.017 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 3.017 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 4.017 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 5.017 | 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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