Editing Ray Durham (section)

===Oakland Athletics (2002)===
Durham was traded to the [[Oakland Athletics]] before the 2002 baseball trading deadline for right-handed [[pitcher]] [[Jon Adkins]]. Durham's hitting helped push he A's into the 2002 playoffs. The Durham deal was a prototypical "rent a player" trade that can occur at the trading deadline. The A's, who constantly rank among the bottom teams in baseball in player salaries, made a trade for the short-term playoff push. Durham was a part of the A's [[List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks|20 consecutive game winning streak]] in [[2002 Oakland Athletics season|2002]].<ref>Cresson, Guy. (August 13, 2017). [https://whitecleatbeat.com/2017/08/13/today-oakland-athletics-history-15th-anniversary-2002-streak/ Today in Oakland Athletics History: 15th Anniversary of the 2002 Streak]. ''whitecleatbeat.com''. Retrieved October 21, 2023.</ref> With the A's limited finances, it was well known in baseball circles that Durham would most likely re-sign elsewhere.