Last with Chicago Cubs · 3B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jeimer Candelario has an estimated 7 years and 156 days of major league service time — 7.156 in the notation clubs use, from 1360 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 0.006 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers | 48 | 0.054 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 1.054 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Detroit Tigers | 160 | 2.042 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 3.042 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 4.042 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 5.042 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals | 172 | 6.042 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 7.042 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 7.139 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 17 | 7.156 | 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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