Last with Oakland Athletics · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Dan Straily has an estimated 5 years and 21 days of major league service time — 5.021 in the notation clubs use, from 881 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics | 44 | 0.044 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics | 140 | 1.012 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics | 76 | 1.088 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Houston Astros | 24 | 1.112 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 2.112 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 3.112 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Miami Marlins | 172 | 4.112 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 5.021 | 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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