He has an incredible eye so he's never swinging at bad pitches. When he does swing yeah he makes solid contact
Here's the article. He's popped up, including that new one, 8 times since 2010. And in all of those seasons, he's only missed like 10 games max for one season
https://www.12up.com/posts/6122650-joey-votto-s-career-pop-ups-should-be-your-new-favorite-stat
It's a shame he's been buried where he is, because he's truly been one of the greatest hitters of the last decade
He's also notorious for being kinda an *****/jokster, which is hilarious