If it really needs to spin freely, a swivel or two might be required. A rope might get biased when it has to take torque. The internal friction may not allow it to completely return to neutral state.
It might also make a difference whether the log is suspended vertically or horizontally.
I´ll second hikermore´s suggestion to use kernmantel rope.
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