The Faces of Super Two

With 15 weeks left in the MLB season, here's a look at a few of the players who are factors in the race for Super Two status.

Luis Severino, P, Yankees.  Severino is at the top of a group of players who are locks.  These players started the season with less than two years and at least one year and 140 days of service time. For the most part, they have been on a big league roster continuously since opening day of this season.  Severino is on track to finish 2018 with two years and 170 days of service time.

Adam Conley, P, Marlins. Conley started the season with two years and 11 days of MLB service time. However, he also started the season in the minor leagues.  His chance of earning automatic arbitration by accruing three years of service time by season's end was gone by the time Miami promoted him in mid-May. 

Still, if Conley stays in the big leagues continuously through the end of this season, he would hit the off-season with two years and 147 days of service time.  That number would almost certainly gain Conley the extra year of arbitration eligibility that Super Two status brings.

Tyler Austin, 1B, Yankees. Austin is currently in the minor leagues with one year and 107 days of service time. (through Sunday, June 17).  No matter what happens, he cannot achieve Super Two status.  However, as a member of a 40-man roster, his status can still have a bearing on the process.

If Austin is able to get back to the big leagues and accrue 75 more service days(there are 105 days left in the season), he would have two years of service time.  An increase in the number of players with at least two years and less than three years of service time directly affects the number of Super Two slots.  NOTE: 22% of the players in this category earn said Super Two status.

Players on the Super Two bubble would benefit from more players accruing at least two years of status by season's end.

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