Last with Atlanta Braves · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Lucas Sims has an estimated 6 years and 92 days of major league service time — 6.092 in the notation clubs use, from 1124 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves | 62 | 0.062 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves | 49 | 0.111 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 1.017 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 2.017 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 3.017 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 4.017 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 5.017 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 6.017 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 53 | 6.070 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 6.092 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.