Well to be fair Wulaw wants to trade Yordan so he can give $200,000,000.00 to another 1B in his 30s (Alonso). So for him it’s not a rebuild move it’s a reallocation (albeit one I think is really far fetched and dumb). And if another team met his pipe dream of giving up 4 top 100 level prospects for Yordan I’d probably be ok with a Yordan trade (although I would not be ok with giving Alonso $200M to replace him).
Im ok with trading any player for the right value. But I don’t see any realistic scenario where it makes sense for Houston to rebuild, or trade Alvarez, Brown, or Altuve.
I can see a situation where it makes sense to trade Pena (because his value is at its peak, Correa can play SS, and the SS market is barren this offseason). I can see it making sense to trade Walker (because he sucks, Houston is cash strapped, and Paredes can play 1B). But neither of those moves would preclude Houston from being a contender next season.