Last with Boston Red Sox · SS · No longer on a 40-man roster
Tzu-Wei Lin has an estimated 2 years and 67 days of major league service time — 2.067 in the notation clubs use, from 411 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox | 53 | 0.053 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | 79 | 0.132 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Boston Red Sox | 79 | 1.039 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox | 172 | 2.039 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins | 28 | 2.067 | 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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