Last with Kansas City Royals · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Matt Strahm has an estimated 10 years and 24 days of major league service time — 10.024 in the notation clubs use, from 1744 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas City Royals | 64 | 0.064 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Kansas City Royals | 172 | 1.064 | From transactions |
| 2018 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 2.064 | From transactions |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 3.064 | From transactions |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 4.064 | From transactions |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 5.064 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 6.064 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 7.064 | Carried forward |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 8.064 | Carried forward |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 172 | 9.064 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 132 | 10.024 | 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.
Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Major League
Baseball or the MLBPA.