Boone Logan to Indians: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction

Veteran pitcher Boone Logan spent the last three seasons of his career with the Colorado Rockies, but the 32-year-old decided to shake things up when he officially agreed to terms with the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, the team announced.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports and Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports first reported the deal on Feb. 2.

A middle reliever, Logan posted solid numbers in 2016 after struggling during his first two years in the Rocky Mountains. 

Over the course of 46.1 innings pitched in 66 games, Logan recorded a 3.69 ERA and 1.014 WHIP while striking out 11.1 batters per nine innings. 

As a point of reference, here's a look at how Logan's numbers improved from his first season in Colorado to his last: 

Season	IP	ERA	WHIP	SO/9
2014	25.0	6.84	1.680	11.5
2015	35.1	4.33	1.613	11.2
2016	46.1	3.69	1.014	11.1

Although none of those numbers are terribly impressive, Logan has an ability to keep left-handed batters at bay. Logan allowed lefties to post a meager slash line of .142/.222/.255 over the course of 119 plate appearances throughout the 2016 season. 

Conversely, right-handed batters hit .211/.338/.421 off the southpaw. 

"He's got some deception, a lower arm slot that makes him even tougher on lefties, but he's pitched with his fastball better this year," former Rockies manager Walt Weiss said in July, per MLB.com's Thomas Harding. "He's gotten some strikeouts on his fastball. Last year, he had to get you on his slider, or he wasn't going to get you."

With a strong three-pitch arsenal that consists of a fastball, slider and changeup, Logan is a sneaky, under-the-radar add who can hold down the fort against lefties and fortify the bullpen in a big way. 

Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.