I liked your trade for Correa idea on Clutchfans (I'm with @Wulaw Horn that the Astros are out of trade pieces that don't hurt elsewhere, with one exception--spend Crane's money).
I think we're all in agreement that the stars aligned in the building of the team; it's just historically unusual to to put together that much talent, much of it lowly touted, and have it coalesce into this much success in a modern era. I also think that's supportive of skepticism that it can be done again via hitting on draft picks and international free agent signings. If Brown adds value, it's likely in finding guys overlooked but those also don't tend to turn into 4.4 WAR players (which is what we lose, at least on the short-term, if Bregman bounces). They also take more time to develop and that's not aligned with our current window of contention.
It's also a good argument for either going all in in '25 or trading Tucker and Valdez in support of continuing the run through when Alvarez gets expensive and/or becomes a Dodger again (you may have been considerate of the latter with your Correa suggestion since the contracts line up). I don't think you can plan on both.