He's been playing about half the games since Aurilla came back from the DL. I think they're just trying to showcase Aurilla for a potential trade. I'd expect Freel to play 4 games this week.
Jun 13 Reds.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cincinnati Reds IF Ryan Freel (knee) didn't start Sunday, June 12, and is day-to-day with a knee injury