Detroit Tigers · SS · Free agency eligible
Javier Báez has an estimated 11 years and 89 days of major league service time — 11.089 in the notation clubs use, from 1981 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Chicago Cubs | 55 | 0.055 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 0.089 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 1.089 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 2.089 | Carried forward |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 3.089 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 4.089 | Carried forward |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 5.089 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs, New York Mets | 172 | 6.089 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 7.089 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 8.089 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 9.089 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 10.089 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 11.089 | 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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