Last with San Diego Padres · 3B · No longer on a 40-man roster
José Rondon has an estimated 2 years and 56 days of major league service time — 2.056 in the notation clubs use, from 400 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | San Diego Padres | 11 | 0.011 | From transactions |
| 2017 | San Diego Padres | 0 | 0.011 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Chicago White Sox | 83 | 0.094 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 134 | 1.056 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1.056 | From transactions |
| 2021 | St. Louis Cardinals | 172 | 2.056 | 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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