Last with Colorado Rockies · LF · No longer on a 40-man roster
David Dahl has an estimated 5 years and 24 days of major league service time — 5.024 in the notation clubs use, from 884 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Colorado Rockies | 70 | 0.070 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Colorado Rockies | 109 | 1.007 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Colorado Rockies | 154 | 1.161 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 2.161 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 3.161 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers | 123 | 4.112 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres | 0 | 4.112 | From transactions |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 49 | 4.161 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 5.024 | 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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