Last with San Diego Padres · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jose Espada has an estimated 1 year and 166 days of major league service time — 1.166 in the notation clubs use, from 338 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 11 | 0.011 | From transactions |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 1.011 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 1.161 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 1.166 | 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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