Baltimore Orioles · P · Arbitration eligible
Rico Garcia has an estimated 4 years and 2 days of major league service time — 4.002 in the notation clubs use, from 690 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 24 | 0.024 | From transactions |
| 2020 | San Francisco Giants | 86 | 0.110 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 1.110 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 2.035 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics | 58 | 2.093 | From transactions |
| 2024 | New York Mets | 0 | 2.093 | From transactions |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, New York Yankees | 81 | 3.002 | From transactions |
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 4.002 | 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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Baseball or the MLBPA.