And that's exactly the point: It's Latos' BABIP -- his overall BABIP -- that has had much to say about his first four starts. Certainly it helps that his Chicago White Sox, defensively, have accrued the third most defensive runs saved (11) and third-best ultimate zone rating (8.2) as a team. That'd also help explain how Latos has a 96.9 percent strand rate -- this is the percentage of runners he leaves on base at inning's end -- which also hints he has had some extremely good fortune.
History, too, shows that examples such as Latos' are more mirage than miraculous rebirth. He's only the eighth undrafted-in-ESPN-leagues pitcher in the past 10 seasons to begin the season with four consecutive starts of at least a 54 game score, a number that represents a virtual lock for warranting your "start," but also an ERA more than two runs lower than his FIP within said season's first month (March/April).