Last with Oakland Athletics · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Daniel Mengden has an estimated 3 years and 50 days of major league service time — 3.050 in the notation clubs use, from 566 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Oakland Athletics | 75 | 0.075 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Oakland Athletics | 81 | 0.156 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Oakland Athletics | 143 | 1.127 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Oakland Athletics | 83 | 2.038 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Oakland Athletics | 164 | 3.030 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Oakland Athletics | 0 | 3.030 | Carried forward |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 3.050 | 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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