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... although Baker does not specify at which point the court findings were established.
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Negotiations I've been in, have been at a tiny fraction of the Boras level, but ... when a fact like this comes in, it has the function of making things awkward for the party "with his hand in the cookie jar."
The M's don't have to give Fielder a bigger offer, but if (in face-to-face, mano-a-mano debates) they've been working hard the angle that Seattle only has so much money available, then --- > they might have to red-facedly switch over to other arguments.
The argument could easily switch from "Here's the best we can do, Scott, and we're really stretching because we love him so much" to --- > "Okay, fine.  We're just not willing to give him more than 8 years because we worry about his body."
Makes the whole argument less sweet and more bitter when this happens, but the bottom line is still dinero.
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If, on the other hand, they've been cordial but distant during the negotiations, not bringing their own limitations into the discussion, then the effect would be minimal IMHO.