It is hard to reach a general consensus among baseball people. While some will vie for the traditional approach of the game, others turn to the numbers. While some love the designated hitter, others would like to see all pitchers hit. While some respect how Joe Buck calls games, others simply press the mute button. It can go on and on forever with these debates. However, if there is one thing in baseball that keeps mostly everybody united, it has to be contempt for Scott Boras.

Basically, if your team has a player that is represented by Boras, you are probably just expecting two outcomes: either said player leaves for greener pastures eventually, or your team has to overpay dearly in order to keep him. Even if baseball salaries continue to rise due to a natural inflation effect and the billion-dollar industry surrounding the game, Boras continues to befuddle the public with his record-breaking deals that are still a cut above the rest.

The latest example of this came when starting pitcher Max Scherzer signed a 7-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals. Previously, Scherzer had rejected 6-year, $144 million offer from his former team, the Detroit Tigers, by virtue of Boras' advice to test the free agent market. This will make Scherzer the highest paid right-handed pitcher in history. Even as previous 7-year deals for pitchers have been mostly disasters (Kevin Brown, Mike Hampton, et al), that Scherzer got this kind of money serves as testament not only to his pedigree, but also to his agent's capacity to dictate the market.

After starting his career as a sports agent in 1983, Boras has become the most powerful individual in his sector. His highlights include signing the first deals for $50 million (Gregg Maddux, 1997), $100 million (Kevin Brown, 1998), $200 and $300 million (Alex Rodriguez, 2001 and 2007). Even after losing some prominent clients from his crop in recent years to rival agencies, including the likes of Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira, and A-Rod, Boras hasn't missed a beat and still represents somewhere around 175 players between players in MLB and the Minors.

Even as his current collection of talent has only won one combined Cy Young award (Scherzer) and can't include an MVP in their resumes, Boras still has been able to secure many of his players' futures with deals that are destined to be massive overpays. Here is where Boras' true knack lies, as he works relentlessly in highlighting the positive effects of his clients and convincing teams that they are worth the money.

So while the top 20 largest contracts in baseball only include a couple of Boras' players (Scherzer and Troy Tulowitzki), the number of mid-level players that are getting mind-boggling salaries is what stands out. This includes a number of players who haven't aged well, perennial injury risks, and other mediocre names that are bound to get handsomely paid in 2015.

While other sports leagues feature salary caps that also put a limit on agent commissions, MLB has no such concerns. Boras' average commission stands at a robust 4.7%, according to industry insiders. As recently as 2013, his earnings were estimated at around $11.7 million from an accumulated salary crunch of $248 million. Of course, not all proceeds go directly to Boras, as he employs over 70 people as a part of Boras Corporation. These people are the ones who help him keep track of all the relevant stats, the conditioning of his players, and also scout the next crop of talent to be signed by Boras.

With this in mind, how much will the uber-agent make in 2015?

As it stands today, Boras represents 31 players who already have a guaranteed figure salary for the year, with at least 20 others who are bound to receive arbitration or sign a new deal. Out of the 31 players who know their salary heading into the season, 14 of them will earn at least $11 million, and out of them 4 will surpass the $20 million mark.

If we made a 25-man roster from these players, it would probably look better on paper than on the actual field.

SCOTT BORAS ROSTER (2015 Salaries in parenthesis, courtesy of Spotrac)

Starting Lineup:

C – Matt Wieters ($8.3 M)

1B – Chris Davis ($12 M)

2B – Stephen Drew ($5 M)

3B – Adrian Beltre ($18 M)

SS – Troy Tulowitzki ($20 M)

OF – Matt Holliday ($17 M)

OF – Carlos Gomez ($8 M)

OF – Jacoby Ellsbury ($21.15 M)

DH – Prince Fielder ($24 M)



Rotation:



Max Scherzer ($17.1 M)

Stephen Strasburg ($7.4 M)

Jered Weaver ($18 M)

Ian Kennedy ($9.85 M)

Kyle Lohse ($11 M)



Bench:

OF – Jayson Werth ($21 M)

OF – Carlos Gonzalez ($16 M)

IF – Elvis Andrus ($15 M)

OF – Shin-Soo Choo ($14 M)

DH – Kendrys Morales ($6.5 M)

Bullpen:

Long Relief: Hyun-Jin Ryu ($4.8 M)

Long Relief: Jeremy Hellickson ($4.3 M)

7th Inning: Wei-Yin Chen ($4.75 M)

8th Inning: Luke Hochevar ($4 M)

LOOGY: Oliver Perez ($2.5 M)

Closer: Franciso Rodriguez ($3.25 M)

PAYROLL: $292.9 million

Roster Cuts: Michael Bourn ($13.5M), Austin Jackson ($7.7M), Mike Pelfrey ($5.5M), Desmond Jennings ($3.1M), Dustin Ackley ($2.6M), Domonic Brown ($2.6M)

This means that players with guaranteed 2015 money, Boras' clients are due for a combined salary of $327.9 million, earning his agency a cool over $15 million. However, this underscores the next generation of players who is due to make Boras an even richer man. Among the youngsters who will have arbitration, there is also a number of All-Stars and guys who will command massive salaries when they reach free agency.

This list includes the likes of Jose Fernandez, Matt Harvey, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Trevor Rosenthal, Pedro Alvarez, Jose Iglesias, and Xander Bogaerts. The projections of these players' salaries will push Boras' combined total to well over $350 million, thus pushing his commissions to the $16.5 million range. This means that if Boras were a player, he would be among the top-50 highest salaries in the game, above luminaries such as Jose Bautista and Joey Votto.

As much as he is disliked, there is no way to deny that Boras and his team have been experts at exploiting the system and its loopholes, while taking advantage of desperate GM's and owners who expect to buy championships. Probably the most alarming fact from his most recent multi-year contracts is that only the Yankees in 2009 (with Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira), and the Cardinals in 2011 (with Matt Holliday) were able to win a World Series employing a high-profiled Scott Boras client.