Last with Houston Astros · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
David Paulino has an estimated 1 year and 51 days of major league service time — 1.051 in the notation clubs use, from 223 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Houston Astros | 27 | 0.027 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | 165 | 1.020 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays | 27 | 1.047 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 1.049 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 1.049 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1.051 | 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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