Last with San Diego Padres · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
José Castillo has an estimated 5 years and 57 days of major league service time — 5.057 in the notation clubs use, from 917 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | San Diego Padres | 122 | 0.122 | From transactions |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 1.122 | From transactions |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 2.122 | From transactions |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 3.122 | From transactions |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres | 141 | 4.091 | From transactions |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 56 | 4.147 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 4.147 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners | 82 | 5.057 | 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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