Last with Miami Marlins · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
José Quijada has an estimated 4 years and 56 days of major league service time — 4.056 in the notation clubs use, from 744 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Miami Marlins | 99 | 0.099 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels | 42 | 0.141 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels | 74 | 1.043 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 2.043 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 3.043 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels | 172 | 4.043 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 13 | 4.056 | 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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