Last with Detroit Tigers · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Drew VerHagen has an estimated 5 years and 47 days of major league service time — 5.047 in the notation clubs use, from 907 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 0.030 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 50 | 0.080 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 1.063 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 1.133 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 2.106 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 113 | 3.047 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 3.047 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 3.047 | Carried forward |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 4.047 | From transactions |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 5.047 | 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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